com.ibm.security.auth

Class UserIDPrincipal

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

  1. public class UserIDPrincipal
  2. extends JAASPrincipal

This class extends the JAASPrincipal class and represents a user's identification (UID).

Principals such as this UserIDPrincipal 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
UserIDPrincipal(long lname)
Create an UserIDPrincipal using a long representation of the user's identification.
UserIDPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an UserIDPrincipal using a String representation of the user's identification.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type Method and Description
  1. boolean
equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this UserIDPrincipal for equality.
  1. long
longValue()
Return the user identification number (UID) for this UserIDPrincipal as a long.
  1. java.lang.String
toString()
Return a string representation of this UserIDPrincipal.
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

UserIDPrincipal

  1. public UserIDPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create an UserIDPrincipal using a String representation of the user's identification.

Parameters:
name - the user identification for this user.
Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException - if the name is null.
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if the name has zero length.

UserIDPrincipal

  1. public UserIDPrincipal(long lname)
Create an UserIDPrincipal using a long representation of the user's identification.

Parameters:
lname - the user identification number (UID) for this user represented as a long.

Method Detail

longValue

  1. public long longValue()
Return the user identification number (UID) for this UserIDPrincipal as a long.

Returns:
the user identification number (UID) for this UserIDPrincipal as a long.

toString

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

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

equals

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

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