com.ibm.security.auth

Class DomainPrincipal

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal

com.ibm.security.auth.DomainPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal

public class DomainPrincipal
extends JAASPrincipal

This class extends the JAASPrincipal class and represents the domain the user is currently logged onto.

Principals such as this DomainPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

See Also:

Principal, Subject, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DomainPrincipal(java.lang.String name) Create an DomainPrincipal using a String representation of the domain.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(java.lang.Object o) Compares the specified Object with this DomainPrincipal for equality.
java.lang.String	toString() Return a string representation of this DomainPrincipal.

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal

getName, hashCode

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

implies

Constructor Detail

DomainPrincipal

public DomainPrincipal(java.lang.String name)

Create an DomainPrincipal using a String representation of the domain.

Parameters:

name - the domain.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the domain is null.

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the name has zero length.

Method Detail

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Return a string representation of this DomainPrincipal.

Specified by:

toString in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

toString in class JAASPrincipal

Returns:

a string representation of this DomainPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this DomainPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a DomainPrincipal and the two DomainPrincipals have the same domain.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

equals in class JAASPrincipal

Parameters:

o - Object to be compared for equality with this DomainPrincipal.

Returns:

true if the specified Object is equal to this DomainPrincipal.