com.ibm.security.auth

Class ServerPrincipal

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal

com.ibm.security.auth.ServerPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal

public class ServerPrincipal
extends JAASPrincipal

This class extends the JAASPrincipal class and represents the LAN server that validated a user's logon.

Principals such as this ServerPrincipal 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
ServerPrincipal(java.lang.String name) Create an ServerPrincipal using a String representation of the LAN server name.

Method Summary

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

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

ServerPrincipal

public ServerPrincipal(java.lang.String name)

Create an ServerPrincipal using a String representation of the LAN server name.

Parameters:

name - the name for this LAN server.

Throws:

java.lang.NullPointerException - if the name 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 ServerPrincipal.

Specified by:

toString in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

toString in class JAASPrincipal

Returns:

a string representation of this ServerPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this ServerPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a ServerPrincipal and the two ServerPrincipals have the same name.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

equals in class JAASPrincipal

Parameters:

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

Returns:

true if the specified Object is equal to this ServerPrincipal.