Package javax.security.auth.message

Interface ClientAuth

All Known Subinterfaces:

ClientAuthContext, ClientAuthModule

public interface ClientAuth

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	secureRequest(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject clientSubject)	Secure (authenticate) the request.
AuthStatus	validateResponse(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject clientSubject, Subject serviceSubject)	Validate a response.

Method Details

secureRequest

AuthStatus secureRequest(MessageInfo messageInfo,
 Subject clientSubject)
                  throws AuthException

Secure (authenticate) the request.

Parameters:

messageInfo - The associated request and response

clientSubject - The subject that represents the source of the request

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

validateResponse

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

Validate a response.

Parameters:

messageInfo - The associated request and response

clientSubject - The subject that represents the recipient of the response

serviceSubject - The subject that represents the source of the response

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

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