com.sun.xml.ws.api.security.trust

Interface STSAuthorizationProvider

public interface STSAuthorizationProvider

This interface is a plugin for authorization services to a Security Token Service (STS). The authorization service determines if a requestor can be issued an token to access the target service. The usual services mechanism is used to find implementing class of STSAuthorizationProvider.

Author:

Jiandong Guo

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isAuthorized(Subject subject, String appliesTo, String tokenType, String keyType) Returns true if the requestor identified by the Subject can access the the target service.

Method Detail

isAuthorized

boolean isAuthorized(Subject subject,
                     String appliesTo,
                     String tokenType,
                     String keyType)

Returns true if the requestor identified by the Subject can access the the target service.

Parameters:

subject - The Subject contgaining authentication information and context of the authenticated requestor.

appliesTo - Identifying target service(s)

tokenType - Type of token to be issued.

keyType - Type of key to be issued

Returns:

true ot false.