com.ibm.security.auth
Class GroupIDPrincipal
- java.lang.Object
com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal
com.ibm.security.auth.GroupIDPrincipal
All implemented interfaces:
java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal
- public class GroupIDPrincipal
- extends JAASPrincipal
This class extends the JAASPrincipal
class
and represents a user's group identification (GID).
Principals such as this GroupIDPrincipal
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:
Constructor Summary
Constructor and Description |
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GroupIDPrincipal(long lname)
Create an
GroupIDPrincipal using a
long representation of the user's group
identification number (GID).
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GroupIDPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Create a
GroupIDPrincipal using a
String representation of the user's
group identification (GID).
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Method Summary
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this
GroupIDPrincipal
for equality.
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longValue()
Return the user's group identification number (GID)
for this
GroupIDPrincipal as a long.
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toString()
Return a string representation of this
GroupIDPrincipal .
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Methods inherited from class com.ibm.security.auth.JAASPrincipal |
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getName, hashCode |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait |
Constructor Detail
GroupIDPrincipal
- public GroupIDPrincipal(java.lang.String name)
Parameters:
name
- the user's group identification
for this user.
Throws:
java.lang.NullPointerException
- if the name
is null
. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
- if the name
has zero length. GroupIDPrincipal
- public GroupIDPrincipal(long lname)
Create an
GroupIDPrincipal
using a
long representation of the user's group
identification number (GID).
Parameters:
lname
- the user's group identification number
(GID) for this user represented as a long.
Method Detail
longValue
- public long longValue()
Return the user's group identification number (GID)
for this
GroupIDPrincipal
as a long.
Returns:
the user's group identification number (GID)
for this
GroupIDPrincipal
as a long. toString
- public java.lang.String toString( )
Return a string representation of this
GroupIDPrincipal
.
Specified by:
toString
in interface java.security.Principal
Overrides:
toString
in class JAASPrincipal
Returns:
a string representation of this
GroupIDPrincipal
. equals
- public boolean equals(java.lang.Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this
GroupIDPrincipal
for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a
GroupIDPrincipal
and the two
GroupIDPrincipals have the same group identification string.
Parameters:
o
- Object to be compared for equality with this
GroupIDPrincipal
. Returns:
true if the specified Object is equal to this
GroupIDPrincipal
.
GroupIDPrincipal
using aString
representation of the user's group identification (GID).