Interface ExtendedGSSCredential

All Superinterfaces:
Cloneable, GSSCredential 
public interface ExtendedGSSCredential
extends GSSCredential

The extended GSSCredential interface for supporting additional functionalities not defined by org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential.

Since:
1.8

Fields

Fields declared in interface org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential

ACCEPT_ONLY, DEFAULT_LIFETIME, INDEFINITE_LIFETIME, INITIATE_AND_ACCEPT, INITIATE_ONLY

Methods

Modifier and Type Method Description
GSSCredential impersonate​(GSSName name)

Impersonates a principal.

Methods declared in interface org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential

add, dispose, equals, getMechs, getName, getName, getRemainingAcceptLifetime, getRemainingInitLifetime, getRemainingLifetime, getUsage, getUsage, hashCode

Methods

impersonate

GSSCredential impersonate(GSSName name)
                   throws GSSException

Impersonates a principal. In Kerberos, this can be implemented using the Microsoft S4U2self extension.

A GSSException.NO_CRED will be thrown if the impersonation fails. A GSSException.FAILURE will be thrown if the impersonation method is not available to this credential object.

Parameters:
name - the name of the principal to impersonate
Returns:
a credential for that principal
Throws:
GSSException - containing the following major error codes: GSSException.NO_CRED GSSException.FAILURE