javax.security.auth.message.callback

Class PasswordValidationCallback

Contents
  • java.lang.Object
    • javax.security.auth.message.callback.PasswordValidationCallback
  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Callback

    public class PasswordValidationCallback
extends Object
implements Callback
    Callback for PasswordValidation. This callback may be used by an authentication module to employ the password validation facilities of its containing runtime. This Callback would typically be called by a ServerAuthModule during validateRequest processing.

    • Constructor Detail

      • PasswordValidationCallback

        public PasswordValidationCallback(Subject subject,
                                  String username,
                                  char[] password)
        Create a PasswordValidationCallback.
        Parameters:
        subject - The subject for authentication
        username - The username to authenticate
        password - tTe user's password, which may be null.

    • Method Detail

      • getSubject

        public Subject getSubject()
        Get the subject.
        Returns:
        The subject.

      • getUsername

        public String getUsername()
        Get the username.
        Returns:
        The username.

      • getPassword

        public char[] getPassword()
        Get the password.

        Note that this method returns a reference to the password. If a clone of the array is created it is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.

        Returns:
        The password, which may be null.

      • clearPassword

        public void clearPassword()
        Clear the password.

      • setResult

        public void setResult(boolean result)
        Set the authentication result.
        Parameters:
        result - True if authentication succeeded, false otherwise

      • getResult

        public boolean getResult()
        Get the authentication result.
        Returns:
        True if authentication succeeded, false otherwise

Document created the 11/06/2005, last modified the 18/08/2025
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