com.ibm.security.auth

Class DomainPrincipal

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

  1. public class DomainPrincipal
  2. extends JAASPrincipal

This class extends the JAASPrincipal class and represents the domain the user is currently logged onto.

Principals such as this DomainPrincipal 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.

See Also:
Principal, Subject, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructor and Description
DomainPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an DomainPrincipal using a String representation of the domain.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
  1. boolean
equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this DomainPrincipal for equality.
  1. java.lang.String
toString()
Return a string representation of this DomainPrincipal.
Methods inherited from class com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal
getName, hashCode
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DomainPrincipal

  1. public DomainPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an DomainPrincipal using a String representation of the domain.

Parameters:
name - the domain.

Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if the domain is null.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the name has zero length.

Method Detail

toString

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

Specified by:
toString in interface java.security.Principal
Overrides:
Returns:
a string representation of this DomainPrincipal.

equals

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

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