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package javax.mail;

import java.net.InetAddress;

The class Authenticator represents an object that knows how to obtain authentication for a network connection. Usually, it will do this by prompting the user for information.

Applications use this class by creating a subclass, and registering an instance of that subclass with the session when it is created. When authentication is required, the system will invoke a method on the subclass (like getPasswordAuthentication). The subclass's method can query about the authentication being requested with a number of inherited methods (getRequestingXXX()), and form an appropriate message for the user.

All methods that request authentication have a default implementation that fails.

Author: Bill Foote, Bill Shannon
See Also:
/** * The class Authenticator represents an object that knows how to obtain * authentication for a network connection. Usually, it will do this * by prompting the user for information. * <p> * Applications use this class by creating a subclass, and registering * an instance of that subclass with the session when it is created. * When authentication is required, the system will invoke a method * on the subclass (like getPasswordAuthentication). The subclass's * method can query about the authentication being requested with a * number of inherited methods (getRequestingXXX()), and form an * appropriate message for the user. * <p> * All methods that request authentication have a default implementation * that fails. * * @see java.net.Authenticator * @see javax.mail.Session#getInstance(java.util.Properties, * javax.mail.Authenticator) * @see javax.mail.Session#getDefaultInstance(java.util.Properties, * javax.mail.Authenticator) * @see javax.mail.Session#requestPasswordAuthentication * @see javax.mail.PasswordAuthentication * * @author Bill Foote * @author Bill Shannon */
// There are no abstract methods, but to be useful the user must // subclass. public abstract class Authenticator { private InetAddress requestingSite; private int requestingPort; private String requestingProtocol; private String requestingPrompt; private String requestingUserName;
Ask the authenticator for a password.

Params:
  • addr – The InetAddress of the site requesting authorization, or null if not known.
  • port – the port for the requested connection
  • protocol – The protocol that's requesting the connection (@see java.net.Authenticator.getProtocol())
  • prompt – A prompt string for the user
Returns:The username/password, or null if one can't be gotten.
/** * Ask the authenticator for a password. * <p> * * @param addr The InetAddress of the site requesting authorization, * or null if not known. * @param port the port for the requested connection * @param protocol The protocol that's requesting the connection * (@see java.net.Authenticator.getProtocol()) * @param prompt A prompt string for the user * * @return The username/password, or null if one can't be gotten. */
final synchronized PasswordAuthentication requestPasswordAuthentication( InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String defaultUserName) { requestingSite = addr; requestingPort = port; requestingProtocol = protocol; requestingPrompt = prompt; requestingUserName = defaultUserName; return getPasswordAuthentication(); }
Returns:the InetAddress of the site requesting authorization, or null if it's not available.
/** * @return the InetAddress of the site requesting authorization, or null * if it's not available. */
protected final InetAddress getRequestingSite() { return requestingSite; }
Returns:the port for the requested connection
/** * @return the port for the requested connection */
protected final int getRequestingPort() { return requestingPort; }
Give the protocol that's requesting the connection. Often this will be based on a URLName.
See Also:
Returns:the protcol
/** * Give the protocol that's requesting the connection. Often this * will be based on a URLName. * * @return the protcol * * @see javax.mail.URLName#getProtocol */
protected final String getRequestingProtocol() { return requestingProtocol; }
Returns:the prompt string given by the requestor
/** * @return the prompt string given by the requestor */
protected final String getRequestingPrompt() { return requestingPrompt; }
Returns:the default user name given by the requestor
/** * @return the default user name given by the requestor */
protected final String getDefaultUserName() { return requestingUserName; }
Called when password authentication is needed. Subclasses should override the default implementation, which returns null.

Note that if this method uses a dialog to prompt the user for this information, the dialog needs to block until the user supplies the information. This method can not simply return after showing the dialog.

Returns:The PasswordAuthentication collected from the user, or null if none is provided.
/** * Called when password authentication is needed. Subclasses should * override the default implementation, which returns null. <p> * * Note that if this method uses a dialog to prompt the user for this * information, the dialog needs to block until the user supplies the * information. This method can not simply return after showing the * dialog. * @return The PasswordAuthentication collected from the * user, or null if none is provided. */
protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication() { return null; } }