javax.security.auth

Interface Destroyable

All known implementing classes:
X500PrivateCredential

  1. public interface Destroyable
Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to destroy its contents.
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Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
  1. void
destroy()
Destroy this Object.
  1. boolean
isDestroyed()
Determine if this Object has been destroyed.

Method Detail

destroy

  1. void destroy()
  2. throws DestroyFailedException
Destroy this Object.

Sensitive information associated with this Object is destroyed or cleared. Subsequent calls to certain methods on this Object will result in an IllegalStateException being thrown.

Throws:
DestroyFailedException - if the destroy operation fails.

java.lang.SecurityException - if the caller does not have permission to destroy this Object.

isDestroyed

  1. boolean isDestroyed()
Determine if this Object has been destroyed.

Returns:
true if this Object has been destroyed, false otherwise.