org.eclipse.higgins.icard.auth
Interface ICredentialDescriptor

public interface ICredentialDescriptor

Field Summary

static String	KERBEROS_V5_CREDENTIAL
static String	SELF_ISSUED_CREDENTIAL
static String	USERNAME_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL
static String	X509V3_CREDENTIAL

Method Summary

Element	asXML() Returns XML representation of this user credential object.
ICredential	getCredential() Gets an instance of ICredential object which should be used to provide credential information.
String	getDisplayCredentialHint() Gets the credential hint to be displayed to the user when asking for his crenentials.
String	getType() Gets the type of describing credential object.

Field Detail

SELF_ISSUED_CREDENTIAL

public static final String SELF_ISSUED_CREDENTIAL

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Constant Field Values

X509V3_CREDENTIAL

public static final String X509V3_CREDENTIAL

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Constant Field Values

KERBEROS_V5_CREDENTIAL

public static final String KERBEROS_V5_CREDENTIAL

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USERNAME_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL

public static final String USERNAME_PASSWORD_CREDENTIAL

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Method Detail

getType

public String getType()

Gets the type of describing credential object.

getDisplayCredentialHint

public String getDisplayCredentialHint()

Gets the credential hint to be displayed to the user when asking for his crenentials.

asXML

public Element asXML()

Returns XML representation of this user credential object.

getCredential

public ICredential getCredential()

Gets an instance of ICredential object which should be used to provide credential information.