Authorization

java.lang.Object

org.globus.gsi.gssapi.auth.Authorization

Direct Known Subclasses:: GSSAuthorization, MyProxyServerAuthorization

public abstract class Authorization extends Object

Interface for authorization mechanisms. The authorization is performed once the connection was authenticated.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

Authorization()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

abstract void

authorize(GSSContext context, String host)

Performes authorization checks.

protected void

generateAuthorizationException(GSSName expected, GSSName target)

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- Authorization
  
  public Authorization()
Method Details
- authorize
  
  public abstract void authorize(GSSContext context, String host) throws AuthorizationException
  
  Performes authorization checks. Throws AuthorizationException if the authorization fails. Otherwise, the function completes normally.
  
  Parameters:
  
  context - the securit context
  
  host - host address of the peer.
  
  Throws:
  
  AuthorizationException - if the peer is not authorized to access/use the resource.
- generateAuthorizationException
  
  protected void generateAuthorizationException(GSSName expected, GSSName target) throws AuthorizationException
  
  Throws:
  
  AuthorizationException