com.ibm.portal.portlet.service.credentialvault.spi.secrets
Interface CredentialSecret

All Known Subinterfaces:

BinaryCredentialSecret, ExternalCredentialSecret, JaasSubjectCredentialSecret, JavaObjectCredentialSecret, UserPasswordCredentialSecret

public interface CredentialSecret

Base interface for all secret classes.

Since:

5.1.0.1

Field Summary

static int	TYPE_BYTEARRAY The user's secret is in binary form.
static int	TYPE_JAAS_SUBJECT The user's secret is a JAAS Subject.
static int	TYPE_JAVA_OBJECT The user's secret is a java object.
static int	TYPE_NO_SECRET_DATA Type for credential objects that do not contain a secret.
static int	TYPE_UNDEFINED This type is used for the CredentialSecret class itself.
static int	TYPE_USERID_STRING_PASSWORD_STRING The user's secret is a userid/password pair.

Method Summary

int	getType() Utility method.
boolean	isInitialized() Utility method.

Field Detail

TYPE_UNDEFINED

static final int TYPE_UNDEFINED

This type is used for the CredentialSecret class itself.

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TYPE_USERID_STRING_PASSWORD_STRING

static final int TYPE_USERID_STRING_PASSWORD_STRING

The user's secret is a userid/password pair.

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TYPE_BYTEARRAY

static final int TYPE_BYTEARRAY

The user's secret is in binary form.

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TYPE_JAVA_OBJECT

static final int TYPE_JAVA_OBJECT

The user's secret is a java object.

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TYPE_NO_SECRET_DATA

static final int TYPE_NO_SECRET_DATA

Type for credential objects that do not contain a secret. The credential only knows where to get the secret.

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TYPE_JAAS_SUBJECT

static final int TYPE_JAAS_SUBJECT

The user's secret is a JAAS Subject.

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Method Detail

getType

int getType()

Utility method. Returns the type of a certain credential secret

Returns:

The credential secret type identifier.

isInitialized

boolean isInitialized()

Utility method. Checks whether the secret is initialized.

Returns:

True if initialized, false if not.