Package org.globus.gsi.gssapi.auth

Class Authorization

java.lang.Object

org.globus.gsi.gssapi.auth.Authorization

Direct Known Subclasses:

GSSAuthorization, MyProxyServerAuthorization

public abstract class Authorization
extends Object

Interface for authorization mechanisms. The authorization is performed once the connection was authenticated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Authorization()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
abstract void	authorize(GSSContext context, String host)	Performes authorization checks.
protected void	generateAuthorizationException(GSSName expected, GSSName target)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authorization

public Authorization()

Method Detail

authorize

public abstract void authorize(GSSContext context,
                               String host)
                        throws AuthorizationException

Performes authorization checks. Throws AuthorizationException if the authorization fails. Otherwise, the function completes normally.

Parameters:

context - the securit context

host - host address of the peer.

Throws:

AuthorizationException - if the peer is not authorized to access/use the resource.

generateAuthorizationException

protected void generateAuthorizationException(GSSName expected,
                                              GSSName target)
                                       throws AuthorizationException

Throws:

AuthorizationException