Package javax.security.auth.message

Interface ServerAuth

All Known Subinterfaces:

ServerAuthContext, ServerAuthModule

public interface ServerAuth

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	cleanSubject(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject subject)	Remove principals and/or credentials from the subject that were previously added by this authentication mechanism.
AuthStatus	secureResponse(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject serviceSubject)	Secure (authenticate) the response.
AuthStatus	validateRequest(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject clientSubject, Subject serviceSubject)	Validate the request.

Method Details

validateRequest

AuthStatus validateRequest(MessageInfo messageInfo,
 Subject clientSubject,
 Subject serviceSubject)
                    throws AuthException

Validate the request.

Parameters:

messageInfo - The associated request and response

clientSubject - The subject that represents the source of the request

serviceSubject - The subject that represents the recipient of the request

Returns:

An AuthStatus instance that represents the result of the validation

Throws:

AuthException - If the a failure occurred in a manner that prevented the failure from being communicated via messageInfo

secureResponse

AuthStatus secureResponse(MessageInfo messageInfo,
 Subject serviceSubject)
                   throws AuthException

Secure (authenticate) the response.

Parameters:

messageInfo - The associated request and response

serviceSubject - The subject that represents the source of the response

Returns:

An AuthStatus instance that represents the result of the authentication

Throws:

AuthException - If the a failure occurred in a manner that prevented the failure from being communicated via messageInfo

cleanSubject

void cleanSubject(MessageInfo messageInfo,
 Subject subject)
           throws AuthException

Remove principals and/or credentials from the subject that were previously added by this authentication mechanism.

Parameters:

messageInfo - The associated request and response

subject - The subject to clean

Throws:

AuthException - If the a failure occurred