Module jdk.security.jgss

Package com.sun.security.jgss

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

Field Summary

Fields declared in interface org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential

ACCEPT_ONLY, DEFAULT_LIFETIME, INDEFINITE_LIFETIME, INITIATE_AND_ACCEPT, INITIATE_ONLY

Method Summary

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

Method Details

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