org.jboss.security

Class ExternalPasswordCache

java.lang.Object

org.jboss.security.ExternalPasswordCache

All Implemented Interfaces:

PasswordCache

public class ExternalPasswordCache
extends Object
implements PasswordCache

External command password cache. Singleton password cache.

Version:

$Revision:$

Author:

Peter Skopek

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	contains(String key, long timeOut) Checks whether the cache already contains given key.
int	getCachedPasswordsCount() Get number of cached passwords.
static ExternalPasswordCache	getExternalPasswordCacheInstance()
char[]	getPassword(String key) Get password from the cache.
void	reset() Reset the cache (clean whole cache and start all over again).
void	storePassword(String key, char[] password) Store password to the cache.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getExternalPasswordCacheInstance

public static ExternalPasswordCache getExternalPasswordCacheInstance()

contains

public boolean contains(String key,
                        long timeOut)

Description copied from interface: PasswordCache

Checks whether the cache already contains given key. Non zero timeOut will be checked to expire cache entry.

Specified by:

contains in interface PasswordCache

Returns:

getPassword

public char[] getPassword(String key)

Description copied from interface: PasswordCache

Get password from the cache. Returns null if there is no such key in the cache.

Specified by:

getPassword in interface PasswordCache

Returns:

storePassword

public void storePassword(String key,
                          char[] password)

Description copied from interface: PasswordCache

Store password to the cache.

Specified by:

storePassword in interface PasswordCache

getCachedPasswordsCount

public int getCachedPasswordsCount()

Get number of cached passwords. Mainly for testing purpose.

reset

public void reset()

Description copied from interface: PasswordCache

Reset the cache (clean whole cache and start all over again).

Specified by:

reset in interface PasswordCache