com.wm.app.b2b.server
Class Credential

java.lang.Object
  com.wm.app.b2b.server.Credential

public class Credential
extends java.lang.Object

This class represents a generic "thing" which is used for validation. Currently the only two types of Credentials are passwords and digital certificates.

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Credential

Field Summary

static int	CERTIFICATE Typecode for digital certificates.
static int	PASSWORD Typecode for passwords.
static int	UNKNOWN Typecode for unknown credentials.

Constructor Summary

Credential()
Creates a new credential.

Credential(int type, java.lang.Object cred)
Creates a new credential with specified type and value.

Method Summary

boolean	check(java.lang.Object o) Determines if the supplied value matches this one.
boolean	check(java.lang.String pass) Determines if the supplied password matches this one.
boolean	equals(Credential c) Determines if two credentials are equal.
int	getType() Returns the type of this credential.
java.lang.String	getTypeString() Returns the type of this credential as a string.
static java.lang.String	getTypeString(int type) Returns the string name of the supplied type code.
java.lang.Object	getValue() Returns the value of this credential.
void	setType(int credType) Sets the type of this credential.
void	setValue(java.lang.Object cred) Sets the value of this credential.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

UNKNOWN

public static final int UNKNOWN

Typecode for unknown credentials.

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Constant Field Values

PASSWORD

public static final int PASSWORD

Typecode for passwords.

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Constant Field Values

CERTIFICATE

public static final int CERTIFICATE

Typecode for digital certificates.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Credential

public Credential()

Creates a new credential.

Credential

public Credential(int type,
                  java.lang.Object cred)

Creates a new credential with specified type and value.

Parameters:

type - The type code (see above for the codes).

cred - The value of the credential.

Method Detail

setType

public void setType(int credType)

Sets the type of this credential.

Parameters:

credType - The typecode for this credential.

getType

public int getType()

Returns the type of this credential.

Returns:

The type code.

getTypeString

public java.lang.String getTypeString()

Returns the type of this credential as a string.

Returns:

The type string.

getTypeString

public static java.lang.String getTypeString(int type)

Returns the string name of the supplied type code.

Parameters:

type - the type code.

Returns:

The type string.

setValue

public void setValue(java.lang.Object cred)

Sets the value of this credential.

Parameters:

cred - The new value of the credential.

getValue

public java.lang.Object getValue()

Returns the value of this credential.

Returns:

The value.

equals

public boolean equals(Credential c)

Determines if two credentials are equal. This method relies on the credential object providing an equality method for robust comparisons.

check

public boolean check(java.lang.String pass)

Determines if the supplied password matches this one. Returns false if this is not a password.

Parameters:

pass - Guess for the password.

Returns:

boolean Is this a password and if so, does this guess match.

check

public boolean check(java.lang.Object o)

Determines if the supplied value matches this one. Delegates to the equals message of the objects in question.

Parameters:

o - Guess for the value of this credential.

Returns:

boolean Does the guess match.

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object