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

public interface CredentialSecretFactory

Factory to create the appropriate secret. This factory is needed to instantiate the appropriate secret class in the getCredential method of a custom Vault Adapter.

To get the right context use:

InitialContext ctx = new InitialContext();

CredentialSecretFactory cSF = (CredentialSecretFactory)ctx.lookup(VaultAdapterDN.VAULT_SECRET_CONTEXT);

After retrieving the correct context the secret can be created:

cSF.createSecret(secretType);

The type values for the predefined secret types are defined in the CredentialSecret class

Since:

5.1.0.1

See Also:

CredentialSecret, VaultAdapterDN

Method Summary

CredentialSecret

createSecret(int secretType) Utility method.

Method Detail

createSecret

CredentialSecret createSecret(int secretType)

Utility method. Returns an instance of a certain credential secret

Parameters:

secretType - The credential Secret Type identifier.

Returns:

CredentialSecret An instance of the secret class corresponding to the Secret Type.