com.sun.security.auth.callback
Class TextCallbackHandler

java.lang.Object
  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

See Also:

javax.security.auth.callback

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

void	handle(Callback[] callbacks) Handles the specified set of callbacks.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, 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

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