Overview Package Class Use Deprecated Help IBM WebSphere PortalTM
V5.1.0.1PREV
Package com.ibm.wps.portletservice.credentialvault
Interface Summary VaultSegmentConfig Describes the configuration of a Vault Segment CredentialSlotConfig Describes the configuration of a Credential Slot CredentialVaultService Service that allows to retrieve credentials from the credential vault and to manage vault segments and slots.
Exception Summary CredentialSecretNotSetException The CredentialSecretNotSetException class defines an exception that is thrown by the PortletCredentialService in case that the secret of a requested credential is not set.
Package Description
This package defines the Credential Vault Portlet Service. WebSphere Portal provides access to the Credential Vault via a portlet service. This service provides to portlets (and to the portal itself, for that matter) an API for mapping from a user identity (usually a user ID, more general a Principal) to another user identity and usually a credential such as a password for that user ID.
Portlets must no longer store user credentials as part of the user specific portlet data. Storing credentials in the portlet data is not a recommended way of achieving single sign-on. Such portlets should be migrated so that they make use of the Credential Vault.
Credentials are stored in Credential Slots. It is through a Credential Slot that user secrets are retrieved, created, modified, and deleted. Credential Slots are contained in Vault Segments. A segment can either be managed by the user and administrators, or by administrators only.
Overview Package Class Use Deprecated Help IBM WebSphere PortalTM
V5.1.0.1PREV
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