Interface Principal

All Known Implementing Classes:
PrincipalParser
public interface Principal
The Principal interface is used to describe a user that has a name and password. This should not be confused with the java.security.Principal interface which does not provide getPassword.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getName()
    The getName method is used to retreive the name of the principal.
    String
    getPassword()
    The getPassword method is used to retrieve the password of the principal.

  • Method Details

    • getPassword

      String getPassword()
      The getPassword method is used to retrieve the password of the principal. This is the password tag in the RFC 2616 Authorization credentials expression.
      Returns:
      this returns the password for this principal

    • getName

      String getName()
      The getName method is used to retreive the name of the principal. This is the name tag in the RFC 2616 Authorization credentials expression.
      Returns:
      this returns the name of this principal