javax.security.auth.message
Interface MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy

Enclosing class:

MessagePolicy

public static interface MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy

This interface is used to represent message authentication policy.

The internal state of a ProtectionPolicy object defines the message authentication requirements to be applied to the associated Target.

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the origin of data within the message is to be authenticated (that is, the message is to be protected such that its recipients can establish who defined the message content).
static java.lang.String	AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the message recipient is to be authenticated.
static java.lang.String	AUTHENTICATE_SENDER The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the sending entity is to be authenticated.

Method Summary

java.lang.String

getID() Get the ProtectionPolicy identifier.

Field Detail

AUTHENTICATE_SENDER

static final java.lang.String AUTHENTICATE_SENDER

The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the sending entity is to be authenticated.

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Constant Field Values

AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT

static final java.lang.String AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT

The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the origin of data within the message is to be authenticated (that is, the message is to be protected such that its recipients can establish who defined the message content).

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Constant Field Values

AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT

static final java.lang.String AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT

The identifer for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the message recipient is to be authenticated.

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getID

java.lang.String getID()

Get the ProtectionPolicy identifier. An identifier may represent a conceptual protection policy (as is the case with the static identifiers defined within this interface) or it may identify a procedural policy expression or plan that may be more difficult to categorize in terms of a conceptual identifier.

Returns:

A String containing a policy identifier. This interface defines some policy identifier constants. Configuration systems may define and employ other policy identifiers values.