javax.wbem.client
Class UserPrincipal

java.lang.Object
  javax.wbem.client.UserPrincipal

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.security.Principal

public class UserPrincipal
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.security.Principal

This class implements a Java security Principal identity for a client user identity that authenticates with a Unix username and login password. That is, it represents the user's login identity on the remote server system which is running the CIMOM.

Constructor Summary

UserPrincipal(java.lang.String userName)
This constructor accepts the user name.

Method Summary

boolean	equals(java.lang.Object otherPrincipal) The equals method checks if the specified object is the same principal as this object.
java.lang.String	getName() Return the name of this principal identity; that is, return the Unix user login name.
java.lang.String	getUserName() Return the principal's login user name.
int	hashCode() The hashCode method returns an integer hash code to represent this principal.
java.lang.String	toString() The toString method returns a string representation of the principal suitable for displaying in messages.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

UserPrincipal

public UserPrincipal(java.lang.String userName)
              throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException

This constructor accepts the user name.

Parameters:

userName - - The user login name.

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - - If the userName is null.

Method Detail

equals

public boolean equals(java.lang.Object otherPrincipal)

The equals method checks if the specified object is the same principal as this object. The principals are equal if the specified object is an instance of UserPrincipal and the user name and authentication host name are the same.

Specified by:

equals in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

equals in class java.lang.Object

Parameters:

otherPrincipal - - Principal instance to compare for equality.

Returns:

true if the object are equal; false otherwise.

See Also:

Object.equals(java.lang.Object)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Return the name of this principal identity; that is, return the Unix user login name.

Specified by:

getName in interface java.security.Principal

Returns:

The name of this principal identity.

See Also:

Principal.getName()

getUserName

public java.lang.String getUserName()

Return the principal's login user name.

Returns:

The user login name.

hashCode

public int hashCode()

The hashCode method returns an integer hash code to represent this principal. It can be used to test for non-equality, or as an index key in a hash table.

Specified by:

hashCode in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

hashCode in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

An integer hash code representing the principal.

See Also:

Object.hashCode()

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

The toString method returns a string representation of the principal suitable for displaying in messages. It should not be used for making authorization checks, however.

Specified by:

toString in interface java.security.Principal

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object

Returns:

A printable string form of the principal identity.

See Also:

Object.toString()