javax.security.auth.message

Class MessagePolicy.TargetPolicy

java.lang.Object

javax.security.auth.message.MessagePolicy.TargetPolicy

Enclosing class:

MessagePolicy

public static class MessagePolicy.TargetPolicy
extends Object

This class defines the message protection policies for specific Targets

This class is used to associate a message protection policy with targets within a message. Message targets are represented using an implementation of the Target interface matched to the message types in MessageInfo. The message protection policy is identified by an implementation of the ProtectionPolicy interface.

See Also:

ClientAuthModule, ServerAuthModule

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
TargetPolicy(MessagePolicy.Target[] targets, MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy protectionPolicy) Create a TargetPolicy instance with an array of Targets and with a ProtectionPolicy.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy	getProtectionPolicy() Get the ProtectionPolicy that applies to the targets.
MessagePolicy.Target[]	getTargets() Get the array of layer-specific target descriptors that identify the one or more message parts to which the specified message protection policy applies.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

TargetPolicy

public TargetPolicy(MessagePolicy.Target[] targets,
                    MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy protectionPolicy)

Create a TargetPolicy instance with an array of Targets and with a ProtectionPolicy.

Parameters:

targets - - An array of Targets. This argument may be null.

protectionPolicy - - The object that describes the message authentication policy that applies to the targets.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - - if the specified targets or protectionPolicy is null

Method Detail

getProtectionPolicy

public MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy getProtectionPolicy()

Get the ProtectionPolicy that applies to the targets.

Returns:

A ProtectionPolicy object that identifies the message authentication requirements that apply to the targets.

getTargets

public MessagePolicy.Target[] getTargets()

Get the array of layer-specific target descriptors that identify the one or more message parts to which the specified message protection policy applies.

Returns:

An array of Target that identify targets within a message. This method returns null when the specified policy applies to the whole message (excluding any metadata added to the message to satisfy the policy). This method never returns a zero-length array.