com.tangosol.net.security

Interface IdentityTransformer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultIdentityTransformer

public interface IdentityTransformer

IdentityTransformer transforms a Subject to a token that asserts identity.

Since:

Coherence 3.6

Author:

dag 2009.12.04

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	transformIdentity(Subject subject, Service service) Transform a Subject to a token that asserts an identity.

Method Detail

transformIdentity

Object transformIdentity(Subject subject,
                         Service service)
                  throws SecurityException

Transform a Subject to a token that asserts an identity.

Parameters:

subject - the Subject representing a user.

service - the Service requesting an identity token

Returns:

the token that asserts identity.

Throws:

SecurityException - if the identity transformation fails.

Since:

Coherence 3.7 added service param which intentionally breaks compatibility with Coherence 3.6