Package com.sas.services.security

Interface RemotePasswordCallbackInterface

All Superinterfaces:
Callback, Remote, RemoteCallbackInterface
All Known Implementing Classes:
RemotePasswordCallback
public interface RemotePasswordCallbackInterface extends RemoteCallbackInterface
Interface for a remote version of the PasswordCallback defined in the javax.security.auth.callback package.
Since:
1.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    ClearPassword()
    Clear the password stored in this object.
    char[]
    getPassword()
    Get the password provided by the user as a character array.
    String
    getPrompt()
    Get the prompt to display when asking for the password.
    boolean
    isEchoOn()
    Get the flag indicating whether to echo input.
    void
    setPassword(char[] password)
    Set the password entered by the user.

  • Method Details

    • ClearPassword

      void ClearPassword() throws RemoteException
      Clear the password stored in this object. This is a security measure to be sure the password isn't laying around in memory after it's no longer needed.

      Throws:
      RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

    • getPassword

      char[] getPassword() throws RemoteException
      Get the password provided by the user as a character array.

      Returns:
      A character array with the password to authenticate.
      Throws:
      RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

    • setPassword

      void setPassword(char[] password) throws RemoteException
      Set the password entered by the user.

      Parameters:
      password - A character array containing the user's password.
      Throws:
      RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

    • getPrompt

      String getPrompt() throws RemoteException
      Get the prompt to display when asking for the password.

      Returns:
      The prompt string, or null if none was set.
      Throws:
      RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.

    • isEchoOn

      boolean isEchoOn() throws RemoteException
      Get the flag indicating whether to echo input. This flag should be set on the constructor.

      Returns:
      The echo flag.
      Throws:
      RemoteException - in the event of remote object failure.