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 String	AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT A URI fragment that represents a data origin authentication policy
static String	AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT A URI fragment that represents a source entity authentication policy AUTHENTICATE_SOURCE_CONTENT
static String	AUTHENTICATE_SENDER A URI fragment that represents a recipient entity authentication policy AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT_CONTENT

Method Summary

String

getID() Get the ProtectionPolicy identifier.

Field Detail

AUTHENTICATE_SENDER

static final String AUTHENTICATE_SENDER

A URI fragment that represents a recipient entity authentication policy AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT_CONTENT

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Constant Field Values

AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT

static final String AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT

A URI fragment that represents a source entity authentication policy AUTHENTICATE_SOURCE_CONTENT

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Constant Field Values

AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT

static final String AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT

A URI fragment that represents a data origin authentication policy

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Constant Field Values

Method Detail

getID

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.