Package com.novell.java.security

Provides an independent framework for managing the authentication process and authentication credentials for identities within a JVM.

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Description

Interface Summary

Key	Defines the functionality shared by all key objects.
Principal	Represents a principal, which can be an individual, a corporation, a program thread, or anything that can have an identity.
PublicKey	Serves to group and provide type safety for all public key interfaces.

Class Summary

Authenticator	Manages the authentication process for identities within a JVM.
DigestInputStream	Provides a transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.
DigestOutputStream	Provides a transparent stream that updates the associated message digest using the bits going through the stream.
Identity	Represents identities, which are real-world objects.
IdentityScope	Represents a scope for identities.
MessageDigest	Provides applications with the functionality of a message digest algorithm, such as MD5 or SHA.
MessageDigestSpi	Defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the MessageDigest class.
Provider	Represents a provider for the Java Security API.

Exception Summary

AlreadyAuthenticatedException	Thrown when an identity is already authenticated to a resource that is the target of another authentication.
AnotherIdentityIsAuthenticatedException	Thrown when another identity is authenticated to the resource for which the authentication is requested.
AuthenticatorException	Employs a "root-cause" mechanism by which the original exception, which may be provider-specific, can be recovered.
ConfigurationException	Thrown when a configuration error occurs in the Authenticator.
CreateTokensCancelledException	Thrown when the authentication token creation process is cancelled.
CreateTokensException	This exception is thrown when the creation of authentication tokens fails.
DigestException	Provides the generic message eigest exception.
GeneralSecurityException	Groups all the exception classes of the java.security package that extend from it.
GetIdentitiesException	Thrown when a failure occurs in identifying authenticated identities.
InvalidKeyException	Provides the exception for invalid Keys.
KeyException	Provides the basic key exception.
KeyManagementException	Provides the general key management exception for all operations dealing with key management.
LoginCancelledException	Thrown when the login procedure is cancelled.
LoginException	Thrown when an error occurs in the login procedure.
LogoutCancelledException	Thrown when the logout procedure is cancelled.
LogoutException	Thrown when an error occurs in the logout procedure.
ModifyTokensCancelledException	Thrown when the token modification procedure is cancelled.
ModifyTokensException	Thrown when an error occurs during the modification of authentication tokens.
NoSuchAlgorithmException	Thrown when a particular cryptographic algorithm is requested but is not available in the environment.
NoSuchProviderException	Thrown when a particular security provider is requested but is not available in the environment.
ProviderException	Provides a runtime exception for Provider exceptions, such as misconfiguration errors.
SignatureException	Provides a generic Signature exception.
VerifyTokensCancelledException	Thrown when the token modification procedure is cancelled.
VerifyTokensException	Thrown when an error occurs during the verification of authentication tokens.

Package com.novell.java.security Description

Provides an independent framework for managing the authentication process and authentication credentials for identities within a JVM. The Authenticator achieves application level authentication by prompting for user credentials when an authentication request is issued. The Authenticator uses the underlying requestor to perform the actual authentication. This package also provides other security functionalities such as the Message Digest algorithms.

Package Specification

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Related Documentation

The following classes and interfaces are used by the Java.Security classes and interfaces.

• com.novell.service.security Package

For overviews, concepts, sample code and demos, and tasks documentation, please see:

• NJCL Developer's Guide Documentation