WebLogic Server 8.1 API Reference

weblogic.security.provider
Class PrincipalValidatorImpl

java.lang.Object
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public class PrincipalValidatorImpl

extends java.lang.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.

Author:

Copyright © 2004 BEA Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

See Also:

WLSPrincipal

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

java.lang.Class	getPrincipalBaseClass() Gets the weblogic.security.provider.WLSPrincipal base class.
boolean	sign(java.security.Principal principal)
boolean	validate(java.security.Principal principal)

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

validate

public boolean validate(java.security.Principal principal)
                 throws java.lang.SecurityException

Specified by:

validate in interface PrincipalValidator

sign

public boolean sign(java.security.Principal principal)

Specified by:

sign in interface PrincipalValidator

getPrincipalBaseClass

public java.lang.Class getPrincipalBaseClass()

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

Specified by:

getPrincipalBaseClass in interface PrincipalValidator

Returns:

weblogic.security.provider.WLSPrincipal.