com.ibm.itim.authentication

Class Credentials

java.lang.Object

java.util.Dictionary<K,V>

java.util.Hashtable

com.ibm.itim.authentication.Credentials

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map

public class Credentials
extends java.util.Hashtable

Credentials is a class that extends the Hashtable class for holding a user's credentials for authentication.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Credentials() Constructs a Credentials instance.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	getCredential(java.lang.String key) Returns the user credential with the given key, or name.
java.lang.Object	setCredential(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value) Creates an association between the given key, or name, and the given value of a user's credential.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable

clear, clone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, get, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, put, putAll, remove, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Credentials

public Credentials()

Constructs a Credentials instance.

Method Detail

getCredential

public java.lang.Object getCredential(java.lang.String key)

Returns the user credential with the given key, or name.

Parameters:

key - the name of the credential.

Returns:

the Object representing the credential with the given name, or null if none found.

setCredential

public java.lang.Object setCredential(java.lang.String key,
                             java.lang.Object value)

Creates an association between the given key, or name, and the given value of a user's credential. If the key is not already present in the Credentials, the key and value is added. If the key is already present, the given value will replace the existing value for the given key.

Parameters:

key - the name of the credential.

value - the value of the credential.

Returns:

the previous value of the credential (if any).