Class SecretKeyCallback

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    javax.security.auth.callback.Callback

    public class SecretKeyCallback
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements javax.security.auth.callback.Callback
    Callback for acquiring a shared secret from a key repository.

    This Callback may be used by client or server authentication modules to obtain shared secrets (for example, passwords) without relying on a user during the Callback processing. This Callback is typically called by ClientAuthModules invoked from intermediate components that need to acquire a password to authenticate to their target service.

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      javax.crypto.SecretKey getKey()
      Used to obtain the secret key set within the Callback.
      SecretKeyCallback.Request getRequest()
      Used by the CallbackHandler to get the Request object which identifies the secret key to be returned.
      void setKey​(javax.crypto.SecretKey key)
      Used by the CallbackHandler to set the requested secret key within the Callback.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • SecretKeyCallback

        public SecretKeyCallback​(SecretKeyCallback.Request request)
        Constructs this SecretKeyCallback with a secret key Request object.

        The request object identifies the secret key to be returned. If the alias is null, the handler of the callback relies on its own default.

        Parameters:
        request - Request object identifying the secret key, or null.
    • Method Detail

      • getRequest

        public SecretKeyCallback.Request getRequest()
        Used by the CallbackHandler to get the Request object which identifies the secret key to be returned.
        Returns:
        The Request object which identifies the private key to be returned, or null. If null, the handler of the callback relies on its own default.
      • setKey

        public void setKey​(javax.crypto.SecretKey key)
        Used by the CallbackHandler to set the requested secret key within the Callback.
        Parameters:
        key - The secret key, or null if no key was found.
      • getKey

        public javax.crypto.SecretKey getKey()
        Used to obtain the secret key set within the Callback.
        Returns:
        The secret key, or null if no key was found.