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package javax.security.sasl;
import java.util.Map;
import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;
/**
* An interface for creating instances of {@code SaslClient}.
* A class that implements this interface
* must be thread-safe and handle multiple simultaneous
* requests. It must also have a public constructor that accepts no
* argument.
*<p>
* This interface is not normally accessed directly by a client, which will use the
* {@code Sasl} static methods
* instead. However, a particular environment may provide and install a
* new or different {@code SaslClientFactory}.
*
* @since 1.5
*
* @see SaslClient
* @see Sasl
*
* @author Rosanna Lee
* @author Rob Weltman
*/
public abstract interface SaslClientFactory {
/**
* Creates a SaslClient using the parameters supplied.
*
* @param mechanisms The non-null list of mechanism names to try. Each is the
* IANA-registered name of a SASL mechanism. (e.g. "GSSAPI", "CRAM-MD5").
* @param authorizationId The possibly null protocol-dependent
* identification to be used for authorization.
* If null or empty, the server derives an authorization
* ID from the client's authentication credentials.
* When the SASL authentication completes successfully,
* the specified entity is granted access.
* @param protocol The non-null string name of the protocol for which
* the authentication is being performed (e.g., "ldap").
* @param serverName The non-null fully qualified host name
* of the server to authenticate to.
* @param props The possibly null set of properties used to select the SASL
* mechanism and to configure the authentication exchange of the selected
* mechanism. See the {@code Sasl} class for a list of standard properties.
* Other, possibly mechanism-specific, properties can be included.
* Properties not relevant to the selected mechanism are ignored,
* including any map entries with non-String keys.
*
* @param cbh The possibly null callback handler to used by the SASL
* mechanisms to get further information from the application/library
* to complete the authentication. For example, a SASL mechanism might
* require the authentication ID, password and realm from the caller.
* The authentication ID is requested by using a {@code NameCallback}.
* The password is requested by using a {@code PasswordCallback}.
* The realm is requested by using a {@code RealmChoiceCallback} if there is a list
* of realms to choose from, and by using a {@code RealmCallback} if
* the realm must be entered.
*
*@return A possibly null {@code SaslClient} created using the parameters
* supplied. If null, this factory cannot produce a {@code SaslClient}
* using the parameters supplied.
*@exception SaslException If cannot create a {@code SaslClient} because
* of an error.
*/
public abstract SaslClient createSaslClient(
String[] mechanisms,
String authorizationId,
String protocol,
String serverName,
Map<String,?> props,
CallbackHandler cbh) throws SaslException;
/**
* Returns an array of names of mechanisms that match the specified
* mechanism selection policies.
* @param props The possibly null set of properties used to specify the
* security policy of the SASL mechanisms. For example, if {@code props}
* contains the {@code Sasl.POLICY_NOPLAINTEXT} property with the value
* {@code "true"}, then the factory must not return any SASL mechanisms
* that are susceptible to simple plain passive attacks.
* See the {@code Sasl} class for a complete list of policy properties.
* Non-policy related properties, if present in {@code props}, are ignored,
* including any map entries with non-String keys.
* @return A non-null array containing a IANA-registered SASL mechanism names.
*/
public abstract String[] getMechanismNames(Map<String,?> props);
}