BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 API Reference

weblogic.management.security.authentication
Interface UserPasswordEditorMBean

All Superinterfaces:

weblogic.descriptor.DescriptorBean, weblogic.descriptor.SettableBean, weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface

All Known Subinterfaces:

UserEditorMBean

public interface UserPasswordEditorMBean

extends weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface, weblogic.descriptor.DescriptorBean

Provides two methods for changing a user's password. An Authentication provider MBean can optionally implement this MBean. The WebLogic Server Administration Console detects when an Authentication provider implements this MBean and automatically provides a tab for using these methods.

Deprecation of MBeanHome and Type-Safe Interfaces

In addition to being used as a base class that provides functionality to security provider MBeans, JMX applications can use this class directly as a type-safe interface. When used as a type-safe interface, a JMX application imports this class and accesses it through weblogic.management.MBeanHome. As of 9.0, the MBeanHome interface and all type-safe interfaces for WebLogic Server MBeans are deprecated. Instead, JMX applications that interact with WebLogic Server MBeans should use standard JMX design patterns in which clients use the javax.management.MBeanServerConnection interface to discover MBeans, attributes, and attribute types at runtime. For more information, see "Developing Manageable Applications with JMX" on http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/index.html.

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Method Summary

void	changeUserPassword(String userName, String oldPassword, String newPassword) Used by a user to change his or her password.
void	resetUserPassword(String userName, String newPassword) Used by an administrator to change a user's password.

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.management.commo.StandardInterface

getName, setName, wls_getDisplayName, wls_getInterfaceClassName, wls_getObjectName

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.descriptor.DescriptorBean

addBeanUpdateListener, addPropertyChangeListener, createChildCopy, createChildCopyIncludingObsolete, getDescriptor, getParentBean, isEditable, removeBeanUpdateListener, removePropertyChangeListener

Methods inherited from interface weblogic.descriptor.SettableBean

isSet, unSet

Method Detail

changeUserPassword

public void changeUserPassword(String userName,
                               String oldPassword,
                               String newPassword)
                        throws NotFoundException,
                               InvalidParameterException

Used by a user to change his or her password.

Parameters:

userName - - The name of an existing user.

oldPassword - - The current password for the user.

newPassword - - The new password for the user. The Authentication provider determines the syntax requirements for passwords.

Throws:

NotFoundException

InvalidParameterException

resetUserPassword

public void resetUserPassword(String userName,
                              String newPassword)
                       throws NotFoundException,
                              InvalidParameterException

Used by an administrator to change a user's password.

Parameters:

userName - - The name of an existing user.

newPassword - - The new password for the user. The Authentication provider determines the syntax requirements for passwords.

Throws:

NotFoundException

InvalidParameterException