org.jboss.portal.security.impl.jacc
Class JaccHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.portal.security.impl.jacc.JaccHelper

public final class JaccHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Helper class for JACC related operations.

Constructor Summary

JaccHelper()

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getPolicyContextID(JBossSecurityProvider securityProvider, java.lang.String permType, java.lang.String uri) Build the policy context id to use , based on the server config's domain and the provided handle
static java.security.ProtectionDomain	getProtectionDomain(java.security.Principal[] principals) Get a protection domain to use in a policy check.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JaccHelper

public JaccHelper()

Method Detail

getPolicyContextID

public static java.lang.String getPolicyContextID(JBossSecurityProvider securityProvider,
                                                  java.lang.String permType,
                                                  java.lang.String uri)

Build the policy context id to use , based on the server config's domain and the provided handle

Parameters:

securityProvider - the security provider that allows access to the portal server config

uri - the identifier of the portal resource to be checked for authorization rights

Returns:

a context id to use in policy context and authorization decisions

getProtectionDomain

public static java.security.ProtectionDomain getProtectionDomain(java.security.Principal[] principals)

Get a protection domain to use in a policy check.

Parameters:

principals - an array of Principals carying the role member ship information of the user to check access for

Returns:

a protection domain to use for policy implies checks