javax.ws.rs.core
Interface SecurityContext

All Known Implementing Classes:
ServletSecurityContext

public interface SecurityContext

An injectable interface that provides access to security related information.

See Also:
Context

Field Summary
static java.lang.String BASIC_AUTH
          String identifier for Basic authentication.
static java.lang.String CLIENT_CERT_AUTH
          String identifier for Client Certificate authentication.
static java.lang.String DIGEST_AUTH
          String identifier for Digest authentication.
static java.lang.String FORM_AUTH
          String identifier for Form authentication.
 
Method Summary
 java.lang.String getAuthenticationScheme()
          Returns the string value of the authentication scheme used to protect the resource.
 java.security.Principal getUserPrincipal()
          Returns a java.security.Principal object containing the name of the current authenticated user.
 boolean isSecure()
          Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.
 boolean isUserInRole(java.lang.String role)
          Returns a boolean indicating whether the authenticated user is included in the specified logical "role".
 

Field Detail

BASIC_AUTH

static final java.lang.String BASIC_AUTH
String identifier for Basic authentication. Value "BASIC"

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Constant Field Values

CLIENT_CERT_AUTH

static final java.lang.String CLIENT_CERT_AUTH
String identifier for Client Certificate authentication. Value "CLIENT_CERT"

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Constant Field Values

DIGEST_AUTH

static final java.lang.String DIGEST_AUTH
String identifier for Digest authentication. Value "DIGEST"

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Constant Field Values

FORM_AUTH

static final java.lang.String FORM_AUTH
String identifier for Form authentication. Value "FORM"

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Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getUserPrincipal

java.security.Principal getUserPrincipal()
Returns a java.security.Principal object containing the name of the current authenticated user. If the user has not been authenticated, the method returns null.

Returns:
a java.security.Principal containing the name of the user making this request; null if the user has not been authenticated
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if called outside the scope of a request

isUserInRole

boolean isUserInRole(java.lang.String role)
Returns a boolean indicating whether the authenticated user is included in the specified logical "role". If the user has not been authenticated, the method returns false.

Parameters:
role - a String specifying the name of the role
Returns:
a boolean indicating whether the user making the request belongs to a given role; false if the user has not been authenticated
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if called outside the scope of a request

isSecure

boolean isSecure()
Returns a boolean indicating whether this request was made using a secure channel, such as HTTPS.

Returns:
true if the request was made using a secure channel, false otherwise
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if called outside the scope of a request

getAuthenticationScheme

java.lang.String getAuthenticationScheme()
Returns the string value of the authentication scheme used to protect the resource. If the resource is not authenticated, null is returned.

Values are the same as the CGI variable AUTH_TYPE

Returns:
one of the static members BASIC_AUTH, FORM_AUTH, CLIENT_CERT_AUTH, DIGEST_AUTH (suitable for == comparison) or the container-specific string indicating the authentication scheme, or null if the request was not authenticated.
Throws:
java.lang.IllegalStateException - if called outside the scope of a request


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