oracle.calendar.soap.client.authentication
Class BasicAuth

java.lang.Object
oracle.calendar.soap.client.authentication.BasicAuth

public class BasicAuth

extends java.lang.Object

Provides basic authentication services. The username and password are passed plaintext within a SOAP header of a SOAP request. This mechanism is not secure and should be used for development and testing purposes.

If BasicAuth is to be used in a production environment, the SSL protocol should be used to secure the HTTP connection between the SOAP client and Calendar Web services host.

Constructor Summary

BasicAuth()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

org.w3c.dom.Element	getElement() Returns a new XML DOM structure representing the BasicAuth SOAP header to be transmitted to the Calendar Web service.
void	setName(java.lang.String in_name) Specifies the user name.
void	setPassword(java.lang.String in_password) Specifies the user's password.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicAuth

public BasicAuth()

Default constructor. version 2002-12-16 fix008343

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String in_name)

Specifies the user name. The user name can be a user ID or an X.400 string representing the user. Note: An X.400 first name/last name combination can result in a SOAP fault if two users have the same names. version 2002-12-16 fix008343

Parameters:

in_name - user name

setPassword

public void setPassword(java.lang.String in_password)

Specifies the user's password. Note: The password is transmitted in plaintext format. Use another authentication mechanism or SSL if the information is sensitive. version 2002-12-16 fix008343

Parameters:

in_password - password

getElement

public org.w3c.dom.Element getElement()

Returns a new XML DOM structure representing the BasicAuth SOAP header to be transmitted to the Calendar Web service. This XML DOM can be passed directly to the Calendarlet's setAuthenticationHeader method. version 2002-12-16 fix008343

Returns:

Element XML DOM element tree

See Also:

CalendarWebService.setAuthenticationHeader(org.w3c.dom.Element)