com.sun.security.auth.callback
Class TextCallbackHandler

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

CallbackHandler

public class TextCallbackHandler

extends Object

implements CallbackHandler

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

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

 

Method Summary
void	javax.security.auth.callback.Callback[])">handle(Callback[] callbacks)     Handles the specified set of callbacks.

 

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, java.lang.Object)">equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

 

Constructor Detail

TextCallbackHandler

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

javax.security.auth.callback.Callback[])">

handle

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

Handles the specified set of callbacks.

Specified by:

handle in interface CallbackHandler

Parameters:

callbacks - the callbacks to handle

Throws:

IOException - if an input or output error occurs.

UnsupportedCallbackException - if the callback is not an instance of NameCallback or PasswordCallback