Package org.globus.gsi.gssapi

Class JaasGssUtil

java.lang.Object

org.globus.gsi.gssapi.JaasGssUtil

public class JaasGssUtil
extends Object

An utility class for handling JAAS Subject with GSSCredential.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
JaasGssUtil()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Subject	createSubject(GSSCredential cred)	Creates a new Subject object from specified GSSCredential.
static Subject	createSubject(GSSName name, GSSCredential cred)	Creates a new Subject object from specified GSSCredential and GSSName.
static GSSCredential	getCredential(Subject subject)	Retrieves the first GSSCredential from the private credential set of the specified Subject object.
static GlobusPrincipal	toGlobusPrincipal(GSSName name)	Converts the specified GSSName to GlobusPrincipal.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JaasGssUtil

public JaasGssUtil()

Method Detail

createSubject

public static Subject createSubject(GSSCredential cred)
                             throws GSSException

Creates a new Subject object from specified GSSCredential. The GSSCredential is added to the private credential set of the Subject object. Also, if the GSSCredential.getName() is of type org.globus.gsi.gssapi.GlobusGSSName a org.globus.gsi.jaas.GlobusPrincipal is added to the principals set of the Subject object.

Throws:

GSSException

createSubject

public static Subject createSubject(GSSName name,
                                    GSSCredential cred)
                             throws GSSException

Creates a new Subject object from specified GSSCredential and GSSName. If the GSSCredential is specified it is added to the private credential set of the Subject object. Also, if the GSSCredential.getName() is of type org.globus.gsi.gssapi.GlobusGSSName and the GSSName parameter was not specified a org.globus.gsi.jaas.GlobusPrincipal is added to the principals set of the Subject object. If the GSSName parameter was specified of type org.globus.gsi.gssapi.GlobusGSSName a org.globus.gsi.jaas.GlobusPrincipal is added to the principals set of the Subject object.

Throws:

GSSException

toGlobusPrincipal

public static GlobusPrincipal toGlobusPrincipal(GSSName name)

Converts the specified GSSName to GlobusPrincipal. The GSSName is converted into the GlobusPrincipal only if the GSSName is of type org.globus.gsi.gssapi.GlobusGSSName and the name is not anonymous.

getCredential

public static GSSCredential getCredential(Subject subject)

Retrieves the first GSSCredential from the private credential set of the specified Subject object.

Returns:

the GSSCredential. Might be null.