com.ibm.security.auth

Class NTUserPrincipal

  1. java.lang.Object
  2. extended bycom.ibm.security.auth.NTUserPrincipal
All implemented interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal

  1. public class NTUserPrincipal
  2. extends java.lang.Object
  3. implements java.security.Principal, java.io.Serializable

This class implements the Principal interface and represents a Windows NT user.

Principals such as this NTUserPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

This class will be replaced by UsernamePrincipal in future releases of JAAS.

See Also:
Principal, Subject, UsernamePrincipal, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructor and Description
NTUserPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an NTUserPrincipal with a Windows NT username.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
  1. boolean
equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this NTUserPrincipal for equality.
  1. java.lang.String
getName()
Return the Windows NT username for this NTPrincipal.
  1. int
hashCode()
Return a hash code for this NTUserPrincipal.
  1. java.lang.String
toString()
Return a string representation of this NTPrincipal.
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

NTUserPrincipal

  1. public NTUserPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an NTUserPrincipal with a Windows NT username.

Parameters:
name - the Windows NT username for this user.

Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if the name is null.

Method Detail

getName

  1. public java.lang.String getName( )
Return the Windows NT username for this NTPrincipal.

Specified by:
getName in interface java.security.Principal
Returns:
the Windows NT username for this NTPrincipal

toString

  1. public java.lang.String toString( )
Return a string representation of this NTPrincipal.

Specified by:
toString in interface java.security.Principal
Overrides:
toString in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a string representation of this NTPrincipal.

equals

  1. public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this NTUserPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a NTUserPrincipal and the two NTUserPrincipals have the same name.

Specified by:
equals in interface java.security.Principal
Overrides:
equals in class java.lang.Object
Parameters:
o - Object to be compared for equality with this NTPrincipal.
Returns:
true if the specified Object is equal to this NTPrincipal.

hashCode

  1. public int hashCode()
Return a hash code for this NTUserPrincipal.

Specified by:
hashCode in interface java.security.Principal
Overrides:
hashCode in class java.lang.Object
Returns:
a hash code for this NTUserPrincipal.