llvm-gcc-4.2/libjava/classpath/org/ietf/jgss/GSSName.java

/* GSSName.java -- a name interface for GSS.
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package org.ietf.jgss;

/**
 * <p>This interface encapsulates a single GSS-API principal entity.
 * Different name formats and their definitions are identified with
 * universal Object Identifiers (Oids).  The format of the names can be
 * derived based on the unique oid of its namespace type.</p>
 *
 * <h3>Example Code</h3>
 *
 * <pre>
GSSManager mgr = GSSManager.getInstance();

// create a host based service name
GSSName name = mgr.createName("service@host",
                              GSSName.NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE);

Oid krb5 = new Oid("1.2.840.113554.1.2.2");

GSSName mechName = name.canonicalize(krb5);

// the above two steps are equivalent to the following
GSSName mechName = mgr.createName("service@host",
                                  GSSName.NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE, krb5);

// perform name comparison
if (name.equals(mechName))
  print("Names are equal.");

// obtain textual representation of name and its printable
// name type
print(mechName.toString() +
      mechName.getStringNameType().toString());

// export and re-import the name
byte [] exportName = mechName.export();

// create a new name object from the exported buffer
GSSName newName = mgr.createName(exportName,
                                 GSSName.NT_EXPORT_NAME);
</pre>
 */
public interface GSSName
{

  // Constants.
  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * <p>Name type for representing an anonymous entity. It represents the
   * following value: <code>{ 1(iso), 3(org), 6(dod), 1(internet), 5(security),
   * 6(nametypes), 3(gss-anonymous-name) }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_ANONYMOUS = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 6, 3 });

  /**
   * <p>Name type used to indicate an exported name produced by the export
   * method. It represents the following value: <code>{ 1(iso), 3(org), 6(dod),
   * 1(internet), 5(security), 6(nametypes), 4(gss-api-exported-name)
   * }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_EXPORT_NAME = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 6, 4 });

  /**
   * <p>Oid indicating a host-based service name form.  It is used to
   * represent services associated with host computers.  This name form is
   * constructed using two elements, "service" and "hostname", as follows:</p>
   *
   * <blockquote><code>service@hostname</code></blockquote>
   *
   * <p>Values for the "service" element are registered with the IANA. It
   * represents the following value: <code>{ 1(iso), 3(org), 6(dod),
   * 1(internet), 5(security), 6(nametypes), 2(gss-host-based-services)
   * }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_HOSTBASED_SERVICE = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 6, 2 });

  /**
   * <p>Name type to indicate a numeric user identifier corresponding to a
   * user on a local system. (e.g. Uid).  It represents the following
   * value: <code>{ iso(1) member-body(2) United States(840) mit(113554)
   * infosys(1) gssapi(2) generic(1) machine_uid_name(2) }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 2, 840, 113554, 1, 2, 1, 2 });

  /**
   * <p>Name type to indicate a string of digits representing the numeric
   * user identifier of a user on a local system. It represents the
   * following value: <code>{ iso(1) member-body(2) United States(840)
   * mit(113554) infosys(1) gssapi(2) generic(1) string_uid_name(3)
   * }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_STRING_UID_NAME = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 2, 840, 113554, 1, 2, 1, 3 });

  /**
   * <p>Name type to indicate a named user on a local system.  It represents
   * the following value: <code>{ iso(1) member-body(2) United States(840)
   * mit(113554) infosys(1) gssapi(2) generic(1) user_name(1) }</code>.</p>
   */
  Oid NT_USER_NAME = new Oid(new int[] { 1, 2, 840, 113554, 1, 2, 1, 1 });

  // Instance methods.
  // -------------------------------------------------------------------------

  /**
   * Compares two GSSName objects to determine whether they refer to the
   * same entity.  This method may throw a {@link GSSException} when the
   * names cannot be compared.  If either of the names represents an
   * anonymous entity, the method will return <code>false</code>.
   *
   * @param another GSSName object to compare with.
   * @return True if this name equals the other, and if neither name
   *         represents an anonymous entity.
   * @throws GSSException If the names cannot be compared.
   */
  boolean equals(GSSName another) throws GSSException;

  /**
   * A variation of the {@link #equals(org.ietf.jgss.GSSName)} method that
   * is provided to override the {@link Object#equals(java.lang.Object)}
   * method that the implementing class will inherit.  The behavior is
   * exactly the same as that in the other equals method except that no
   * {@link GSSException} is thrown; instead, <code>false</code> will be
   * returned in the situation where an error occurs. (Note that the Java
   * language specification requires that two objects that are equal
   * according to the {@link Object#equals(java.lang.Object)} method must
   * return the same integer when the {@link hashCode()} method is called
   * on them.
   *
   * @param another GSSName object to compare with.
   * @return True if this name equals the other, if neither name
   *         represents an anonymous entity, or if an error occurs.
   */
  boolean equals(Object another);

  /**
   * Return the hashcode of this GSSName. When overriding {@link #equals},
   * it is normally necessary to override hashCode() as well.
   *
   * @return the hash code that must be the same for two names if {@link #equals}
   * returns true.
   */
  int hashCode();

  /**
   * Creates a mechanism name (MN) from an arbitrary internal name.  This
   * is equivalent to using the factory methods {@link
   * GSSManager#createName(java.lang.String,org.ietf.jgss.Oid,org.ietf.jgss.Oid)}
   * or {@link
   * GSSManager#createName(byte[],org.ietf.jgss.Oid,org.ietf.jgss.Oid)}.
   *
   * @param mech The oid for the mechanism for which the canonical form
   *             of the name is requested.
   * @return The mechanism name.
   * @throws GSSException If this operation fails.
   */
  GSSName canonicalize(Oid mech) throws GSSException;

  /**
   * Returns a canonical contiguous byte representation of a mechanism
   * name (MN), suitable for direct, byte by byte comparison by
   * authorization functions.  If the name is not an MN, implementations
   * may throw a {@link GSSException} with the {@link GSSException#NAME_NOT_MN}
   * status code.  If an implementation chooses not to throw an exception,
   * it should use some system specific default mechanism to canonicalize
   * the name and then export it. The format of the header of the output
   * buffer is specified in <a
   * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2743.txt">RFC 2743</a>.
   *
   * @return The exported name.
   * @throws GSSException If the name is not an MN and the implementation
   *         throws an exception for this case.
   */
  byte[] export() throws GSSException;

  /**
   * Returns a textual representation of the GSSName object.  To retrieve
   * the printed name format, which determines the syntax of the returned
   * string, the {@link #getStringNameType()} method can be used.
   *
   * @return The textual representation of the GSSName object.
   */
  String toString();

  /**
   * Returns the oid representing the type of name returned through the
   * {@link #toString()} method.  Using this oid, the syntax of the printable
   * name can be determined.
   *
   * @return The name type.
   * @throws GSSException If this operation fails.
   */
  Oid getStringNameType() throws GSSException;

  /**
   * Tests if this name object represents an anonymous entity.  Returns
   * <code>true</code> if this is an anonymous name.
   *
   * @return True if this name represents an anonymous entity.
   */
  boolean isAnonymous();

  /**
   * Tests if this name object contains only one mechanism element and is
   * thus a mechanism name as defined by <a
   * href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2743.txt">RFC 2743</a>.
   *
   * @return True if this name is a mechanism name.
   */
  boolean isMN();
}