public Class TextCallbackHandler

Class Inheritance

extends Object
implements CallbackHandler

java.lang.Object
com.sun.security.auth.callback.TextCallbackHandler

All Implemented Interfaces

javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler

Imports

javax.security.auth.callback.Callback, .CallbackHandler, .NameCallback, .PasswordCallback, .UnsupportedCallbackException, java.io.IOException, sun.security.util.ConsoleCallbackHandler

Prompts and reads from the command line for answers to authentication questions. This can be used by a JAAS application to instantiate a CallbackHandler

Since: 1.4
See Also: javax.security.auth.callback

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private final CallbackHandler	consoleHandler

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
public	TextCallbackHandler() Creates a callback handler that prompts and reads from the command line for answers to authentication questions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public void	handle(Callback[] the callbacks to handle callbacks) Implements javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler.handle. Handles the specified set of callbacks.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:: clone equals finalize getClass hashCode notify notifyAll toString wait wait wait

Field Detail

consoleHandler	back to summary
private final CallbackHandler consoleHandler

Constructor Detail

TextCallbackHandler	back to summary
public TextCallbackHandler() Creates a callback handler that prompts and reads from the command line for answers to authentication questions. This can be used by JAAS applications to instantiate a CallbackHandler.

Method Detail

handle	back to summary
public void handle(Callback[] callbacks) throws IOException, UnsupportedCallbackException Implements javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler.handle. Handles the specified set of callbacks. Parameters callbacks:Callback[] the callbacks to handle Exceptions IOException: if an input or output error occurs. UnsupportedCallbackException: if the callback is not an instance of NameCallback or PasswordCallback

handle

back to summary

public void handle(Callback[] callbacks) throws IOException, UnsupportedCallbackException

Implements javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler.handle.

Handles the specified set of callbacks.

Parameters

callbacks:Callback[]: the callbacks to handle

Exceptions

IOException:: if an input or output error occurs.
UnsupportedCallbackException:: if the callback is not an instance of NameCallback or PasswordCallback