BEA WebLogic Server 9.1 API Reference

weblogic.security.provider
Class PrincipalValidatorImpl

java.lang.Object
  weblogic.security.provider.PrincipalValidatorImpl

All Implemented Interfaces:

PrincipalValidator

public class PrincipalValidatorImpl

extends Object

implements PrincipalValidator

The runtime class for the WebLogic Principal Validation provider, which signs and validates WLSPrincipals. You can either make this your Authentication provider's Principal Validation provider, or extend this class and then make the extended class your Principal Validation provider.

See Also:

WLSPrincipal

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Constructor Summary

PrincipalValidatorImpl()
Constructs an instance of the Principal Validation provider.

Method Summary

Class	getPrincipalBaseClass() Gets the weblogic.security.provider.WLSPrincipal base class.
boolean	sign(Principal principal) Signs the principal to assure trust.
boolean	validate(Principal principal) Verifies that the principal has not been altered since it was signed.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PrincipalValidatorImpl

public PrincipalValidatorImpl()

Constructs an instance of the Principal Validation provider.

Method Detail

getPrincipalBaseClass

public Class getPrincipalBaseClass()

Gets the weblogic.security.provider.WLSPrincipal base class.

Specified by:

getPrincipalBaseClass in interface PrincipalValidator

Returns:

weblogic.security.provider.WLSPrincipal.

sign

public boolean sign(Principal principal)

Description copied from interface: PrincipalValidator

Signs the principal to assure trust.

Specified by:

sign in interface PrincipalValidator

Parameters:

principal - the principal to sign.

Returns:

TRUE if the principal has been signed, FALSE if the principal has not been signed.

validate

public boolean validate(Principal principal)
                 throws SecurityException

Description copied from interface: PrincipalValidator

Verifies that the principal has not been altered since it was signed.

Specified by:

validate in interface PrincipalValidator

Parameters:

principal - the principal to validate.

Returns:

TRUE if the principal has been validated, FALSE if the principal has not been validated.

Throws:

SecurityException - if the signature is invalid.