javax.wbem.client

Class PasswordCredential

java.lang.Object

javax.wbem.client.PasswordCredential

public class PasswordCredential
extends Object

PasswordCredential implements a password based credential. This is used with UserPrincipal. PasswordCredential includes the password and optionally the host information for which the password is used to authenticate the UserPrincipal.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PasswordCredential(char[] pCredential) Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password.
PasswordCredential(String pCredential) Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password.
PasswordCredential(String pCredential, String pHostname) Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password and host name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getHostName() Get the host name for which the password is used to authenticate.
char[]	getUserPassword() Return the user login password in clear text.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PasswordCredential

public PasswordCredential(char[] pCredential)

Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password.

Parameters:

pCredential - The user login password in clear text.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the credential is null.

PasswordCredential

public PasswordCredential(String pCredential)

Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password.

Parameters:

pCredential - The user login password in clear text.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the credential is null.

PasswordCredential

public PasswordCredential(String pCredential,
                  String pHostname)

Creates a PasswordCredential using the supplied password and host name.

Parameters:

pCredential - The user login password in clear text.

pHostname - The host name information for which the password is used to authenticate.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the credential is null.

Method Detail

getHostName

public String getHostName()

Get the host name for which the password is used to authenticate.

Returns:

The host name.

getUserPassword

public char[] getUserPassword()

Return the user login password in clear text.

Returns:

The user login password.