com.sun.enterprise.security.integration
Interface AppServSecurityContext

@Contract
@Scoped(value=org.jvnet.hk2.component.PerLookup.class)
public interface AppServSecurityContext

The SecurityContext Interface, also provide factory methods

Method Summary

Principal	getCallerPrincipal() This method should be implemented by the subclasses to return the caller principal.
AppServSecurityContext	getCurrentSecurityContext()
Subject	getSubject() This method should be implemented by the subclasses to return the Credentials of the caller principal.
AppServSecurityContext	newInstance(String userName, Subject subject)
AppServSecurityContext	newInstance(String userName, Subject subject, String realm)
void	setCurrentSecurityContext(AppServSecurityContext context) set the current security context
void	setSecurityContextWithPrincipal(Principal principal) set the SecurityContext with given Principal
void	setUnauthenticatedSecurityContext() set the unauthenticated context

Method Detail

getCallerPrincipal

Principal getCallerPrincipal()

This method should be implemented by the subclasses to return the caller principal. This information may be redundant since the same information can be inferred by inspecting the Credentials of the caller.

Returns:

The caller Principal.

getSubject

Subject getSubject()

This method should be implemented by the subclasses to return the Credentials of the caller principal.

Returns:

A credentials object associated with the current client invocation.

newInstance

AppServSecurityContext newInstance(String userName,
                                   Subject subject,
                                   String realm)

Returns:

a new instance

newInstance

AppServSecurityContext newInstance(String userName,
                                   Subject subject)

Returns:

a new instance

setCurrentSecurityContext

void setCurrentSecurityContext(AppServSecurityContext context)

set the current security context

getCurrentSecurityContext

AppServSecurityContext getCurrentSecurityContext()

Returns:

the current security context

setUnauthenticatedSecurityContext

void setUnauthenticatedSecurityContext()

set the unauthenticated context

setSecurityContextWithPrincipal

void setSecurityContextWithPrincipal(Principal principal)

set the SecurityContext with given Principal