com.metamatrix.platform.security.api
Interface MetaMatrixPrincipal

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, java.security.Principal

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicMetaMatrixPrincipal

public interface MetaMatrixPrincipal
extends java.security.Principal, java.lang.Cloneable

This interface represents an abstract notion of users, groups or applications within the MetaMatrix Security Framework. MetaMatrixPrincipal is anlogous to java.security.Principal, which it extends from.

Field Summary

static int	NAME_LEN_LIMIT
static int	TYPE_ADMIN
static int	TYPE_GROUP
static java.lang.String	TYPE_LABEL_ADMIN
static java.lang.String	TYPE_LABEL_GROUP
static java.lang.String	TYPE_LABEL_USER
static java.lang.String[]	TYPE_NAMES
static int	TYPE_USER

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	clone() Return a cloned instance of this object.
java.util.Set	getGroupNames() Returns the Principal for each group that this principal is a member of.
MetaMatrixPrincipalName	getMetaMatrixPrincipalName() Get the MetaMatrixPrincipalName for this principal.
int	getType() Get the type of principal
java.lang.String	getTypeLabel() Get the String form for the type of principal

Methods inherited from interface java.security.Principal

equals, getName, hashCode, toString

Field Detail

TYPE_USER

static final int TYPE_USER

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_GROUP

static final int TYPE_GROUP

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_ADMIN

static final int TYPE_ADMIN

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_LABEL_USER

static final java.lang.String TYPE_LABEL_USER

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_LABEL_GROUP

static final java.lang.String TYPE_LABEL_GROUP

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_LABEL_ADMIN

static final java.lang.String TYPE_LABEL_ADMIN

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Constant Field Values

NAME_LEN_LIMIT

static final int NAME_LEN_LIMIT

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_NAMES

static final java.lang.String[] TYPE_NAMES

Method Detail

getMetaMatrixPrincipalName

MetaMatrixPrincipalName getMetaMatrixPrincipalName()

Get the MetaMatrixPrincipalName for this principal.

Returns:

the MetaMatrixPrincipalName for this principal.

See Also:

MetaMatrixPrincipaName.

getType

int getType()

Get the type of principal

Returns:

the type for this principal

getTypeLabel

java.lang.String getTypeLabel()

Get the String form for the type of principal

Returns:

the type for this principal as a String

getGroupNames

java.util.Set getGroupNames()

Returns the Principal for each group that this principal is a member of.

clone

java.lang.Object clone()

Return a cloned instance of this object.

Returns:

the object that is the clone of this instance.