Package org.mozilla.jss.util

Interface PasswordCallback

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConsolePasswordCallback, FilePasswordCallback, NullPasswordCallback, Password

public interface PasswordCallback

Represents a password callback, which is called to login to the key database and to PKCS #11 tokens.

The simplest implementation of a PasswordCallback is a Password object.

See Also:

Password, NullPasswordCallback, ConsolePasswordCallback, CryptoManager.setPasswordCallback(org.mozilla.jss.util.PasswordCallback)

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static class	PasswordCallback.GiveUpException	This exception is thrown if the PasswordCallback wants to stop guessing passwords.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Password	getPasswordAgain(PasswordCallbackInfo info)	Tries supplying a password again.
Password	getPasswordFirstAttempt(PasswordCallbackInfo info)	Supplies a password.

Method Detail

getPasswordFirstAttempt

Password getPasswordFirstAttempt(PasswordCallbackInfo info)
                          throws PasswordCallback.GiveUpException

Supplies a password. This is called on the first attempt; if it returns the wrong password, getPasswordAgain will be called on subsequent attempts.

Parameters:

info - Information about the token that is being logged into.

Returns:

The password. This password object is owned by and will be cleared by the caller.

Throws:

PasswordCallback.GiveUpException - If the callback does not want to supply a password.

getPasswordAgain

Password getPasswordAgain(PasswordCallbackInfo info)
                   throws PasswordCallback.GiveUpException

Tries supplying a password again. This callback will be called if the first callback returned an invalid password. It will be called repeatedly until it returns a correct password, or it gives up by throwing a GiveUpException.

Parameters:

info - Information about the token that is being logged into.

Returns:

The password. This password object is owned by and will be cleared by the caller.

Throws:

PasswordCallback.GiveUpException - If the callback does not want to supply a password. This may often be the case if the first attempt failed.