Class SecretKeyCallback

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Callback

    public class SecretKeyCallback
    extends Object
    implements 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.

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