Interface ClientAuthModule

All Superinterfaces:

ClientAuth

public interface ClientAuthModule
extends ClientAuth

A pluggable client-side authentication module in JASPIC. A ClientAuthModule implements the authentication logic for client-side operations and is initialized with message policies, a callback handler, and configuration options.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Class<?>[]	getSupportedMessageTypes()	Returns the array of MessageInfo implementation classes supported by this module.
void	initialize(MessagePolicy requestPolicy, MessagePolicy responsePolicy, CallbackHandler handler, Map<String,Object> options)	Initializes the authentication module with the given policies, callback handler, and options.

Methods inherited from interface ClientAuth

cleanSubject, secureRequest, validateResponse

Method Details

initialize

void initialize(MessagePolicy requestPolicy,
 MessagePolicy responsePolicy,
 CallbackHandler handler,
 Map<String,Object> options)
         throws AuthException

Initializes the authentication module with the given policies, callback handler, and options. This method is called once when the module is created.

Parameters:

requestPolicy - the message policy for requests

responsePolicy - the message policy for responses

handler - the callback handler for obtaining sensitive data

options - configuration options for the module

Throws:

AuthException - if initialization fails

getSupportedMessageTypes

Class<?>[] getSupportedMessageTypes()

Returns the array of MessageInfo implementation classes supported by this module.

Returns:

an array of supported MessageInfo classes