com.ibm.security.auth

Class WkstationPrincipal

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal

com.ibm.security.auth.WkstationPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal

public class WkstationPrincipal
extends JAASPrincipal

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

Principals such as this WkstationPrincipal 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
WkstationPrincipal(java.lang.String name) Create an WkstationPrincipal using a String representation of the workstation name.

Method Summary

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

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

WkstationPrincipal

public WkstationPrincipal(java.lang.String name)

Create an WkstationPrincipal using a String representation of the workstation name.

Parameters:

name - the name of the workstation.

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 WkstationPrincipal.

Specified by:

toString in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

toString in class JAASPrincipal

Returns:

a string representation of this WkstationPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)

Compares the specified Object with this WkstationPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a WkstationPrincipal and the two WkstationPrincipals 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 WkstationPrincipal.

Returns:

true if the specified Object is equal to this WkstationPrincipal.