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package io.vertx.proton.sasl;

import javax.security.sasl.SaslException;

public interface ProtonSaslMechanism extends Comparable<ProtonSaslMechanism> {

  
Relative priority values used to arrange the found SASL mechanisms in a preferred order where the level of security generally defines the preference.
/** * Relative priority values used to arrange the found SASL mechanisms in a preferred order where the level of security * generally defines the preference. */
public enum PRIORITY { LOWEST(0), LOWER(1), LOW(2), MEDIUM(3), HIGH(4), HIGHER(5), HIGHEST(6); private final int value; private PRIORITY(int value) { this.value = value; } public int getValue() { return value; } };
Returns:return the relative priority of this SASL mechanism.
/** * @return return the relative priority of this SASL mechanism. */
int getPriority();
Returns:the well known name of this SASL mechanism.
/** * @return the well known name of this SASL mechanism. */
String getName();
Create an initial response based on selected mechanism. May be null if there is no initial response.
Throws:
Returns:the initial response, or null if there isn't one.
/** * Create an initial response based on selected mechanism. * * May be null if there is no initial response. * * @return the initial response, or null if there isn't one. * @throws SaslException * if an error occurs computing the response. */
byte[] getInitialResponse() throws SaslException;
Create a response based on a given challenge from the remote peer.
Params:
  • challenge – the challenge that this Mechanism should response to.
Throws:
Returns:the response that answers the given challenge.
/** * Create a response based on a given challenge from the remote peer. * * @param challenge * the challenge that this Mechanism should response to. * * @return the response that answers the given challenge. * @throws SaslException * if an error occurs computing the response. */
byte[] getChallengeResponse(byte[] challenge) throws SaslException;
Sets the user name value for this Mechanism. The Mechanism can ignore this value if it does not utilize user name in it's authentication processing.
Params:
  • username – The user name given.
Returns:the mechanism.
/** * Sets the user name value for this Mechanism. The Mechanism can ignore this value if it does not utilize user name * in it's authentication processing. * * @param username * The user name given. * @return the mechanism. */
ProtonSaslMechanism setUsername(String username);
Returns the configured user name value for this Mechanism.
Returns:the currently set user name value for this Mechanism.
/** * Returns the configured user name value for this Mechanism. * * @return the currently set user name value for this Mechanism. */
String getUsername();
Sets the password value for this Mechanism. The Mechanism can ignore this value if it does not utilize a password in it's authentication processing.
Params:
  • username – The user name given.
Returns:the mechanism.
/** * Sets the password value for this Mechanism. The Mechanism can ignore this value if it does not utilize a password * in it's authentication processing. * * @param username * The user name given. * @return the mechanism. */
ProtonSaslMechanism setPassword(String username);
Returns the configured password value for this Mechanism.
Returns:the currently set password value for this Mechanism.
/** * Returns the configured password value for this Mechanism. * * @return the currently set password value for this Mechanism. */
String getPassword();
Checks whether a given mechanism is suitable for use in light of the available credentials.
Params:
  • username – the username
  • password – the password
Returns:whether mechanism is applicable
/** * Checks whether a given mechanism is suitable for use in light of the available credentials. * * @param username * the username * @param password * the password * @return whether mechanism is applicable */
boolean isApplicable(String username, String password); }