Package org.apache.tomcat.util.http.parser

Class Authorization

java.lang.Object

org.apache.tomcat.util.http.parser.Authorization

public class Authorization
extends Object

Parser for an "Authorization" header.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Map<String,String>	parseAuthorizationDigest(StringReader input)	Parses an HTTP Authorization header for DIGEST authentication as per RFC 2617 section 3.2.2.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

parseAuthorizationDigest

public static Map<String,String> parseAuthorizationDigest(StringReader input)
                                                   throws IllegalArgumentException,
IOException

Parses an HTTP Authorization header for DIGEST authentication as per RFC 2617 section 3.2.2.

Parameters:

input - The header value to parse

Returns:

A map of directives and values as Strings or null if a parsing error occurs. Although the values returned are Strings they will have been validated to ensure that they conform to RFC 2617.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the header does not conform to RFC 2617

IOException - If an error occurs while reading the input