oracle.ifs.common
Interface Credential

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

CleartextCredential, HttpDigestCredential, TokenCredential, ChallengeResponseCredential

public interface Credential

extends java.io.Serializable

A Credential encapsulates the information presented to a CredentialManager to authenticate a user.

A simple Credential may encapsulate only a user's name and password.

The data encapsulated by a Credential must be serializable.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getName() Gets the name of the user.

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
                         throws IfsException

Gets the name of the user.

Returns:

the name of the user

Throws:

IfsException - if the operation fails