com.cafesoft.cams.auth
Class AuthenticationMethod

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.cafesoft.cams.auth.AuthenticationMethod

public class AuthenticationMethod

extends Object

The AuthenticationMethod defines type safe constants used to identify standardized methods for authenticating subjects. The "Security Assertion Markup Language" 1.0 specifications:

http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/security/

define these standard/common "Authentication Method Identifiers".

Field Summary

static AuthenticationMethod	HARDWARETOKEN hardware token.
static AuthenticationMethod	KERBEROS kerberos.
static AuthenticationMethod	PASSWORD Username/password authentication method.
static AuthenticationMethod	PGP PGP Public Key.
static AuthenticationMethod	SECUREPASSWORD secure remote password.
static AuthenticationMethod	SPKI SPKI Public Key.
static AuthenticationMethod	SSLTLS SSL/TLS Certificate-based client authentication.
static AuthenticationMethod	X509 X.509 Public Key.
static AuthenticationMethod	XKMS XKMS Public Key.
static AuthenticationMethod	XMLDIGSIG XML Digital Signature.

Constructor Summary

AuthenticationMethod(String authenticationMethod)
Create a new AuthenticationMethod object

Method Summary

String

toString() Get a String representation of the AuthenticationMethod

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

PASSWORD

public static final AuthenticationMethod PASSWORD

Username/password authentication method.

SECUREPASSWORD

public static final AuthenticationMethod SECUREPASSWORD

secure remote password.

KERBEROS

public static final AuthenticationMethod KERBEROS

kerberos.

HARDWARETOKEN

public static final AuthenticationMethod HARDWARETOKEN

hardware token.

SSLTLS

public static final AuthenticationMethod SSLTLS

SSL/TLS Certificate-based client authentication.

X509

public static final AuthenticationMethod X509

X.509 Public Key.

PGP

public static final AuthenticationMethod PGP

PGP Public Key.

SPKI

public static final AuthenticationMethod SPKI

SPKI Public Key.

XKMS

public static final AuthenticationMethod XKMS

XKMS Public Key.

XMLDIGSIG

public static final AuthenticationMethod XMLDIGSIG

XML Digital Signature.

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationMethod

public AuthenticationMethod(String authenticationMethod)

Create a new AuthenticationMethod object

Parameters:

authenticationMethod - the authentication method this object represents

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Get a String representation of the AuthenticationMethod

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a String representation of the AuthenticationMethod object