MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy (Jakarta EE Platform API)

Enclosing class:

MessagePolicy
```
public static interface MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy
```
This interface is used to represent message authentication policy.
The internal state of a ProtectionPolicy object defines the message authentication requirements to be applied to the associated Target.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static String`	`AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT`	The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the origin of data within the message is to be authenticated (that is, the message is to be protected such that its recipients can establish who defined the message content).
`static String`	`AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT`	The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the message recipient is to be authenticated.
`static String`	`AUTHENTICATE_SENDER`	The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the sending entity is to be authenticated.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

String getID()
Get the ProtectionPolicy identifier.

- Field Detail
  - AUTHENTICATE_SENDER
```
static final String AUTHENTICATE_SENDER
```
    The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the sending entity is to be authenticated.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT
```
static final String AUTHENTICATE_CONTENT
```
    The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the origin of data within the message is to be authenticated (that is, the message is to be protected such that its recipients can establish who defined the message content).
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
  - AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT
```
static final String AUTHENTICATE_RECIPIENT
```
    The identifier for a ProtectionPolicy that indicates that the message recipient is to be authenticated.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getID
```
String getID()
```
    Get the ProtectionPolicy identifier. An identifier may represent a conceptual protection policy (as is the case with the static identifiers defined within this interface) or it may identify a procedural policy expression or plan that may be more difficult to categorize in terms of a conceptual identifier.
    
    Returns:
    
    A String containing a policy identifier. This interface defines some policy identifier constants. Configuration systems may define and employ other policy identifiers values.