com.entrust.toolkit.util

Class AuthorizationCode

java.lang.Object

com.entrust.toolkit.util.SecureStringBuffer

com.entrust.toolkit.util.AuthorizationCode

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

public final class AuthorizationCode
extends SecureStringBuffer

Validates the authorization code used when user credentials are created.

To create a set of credentials, a user obtains an authorization code and reference number from the PKI administrator. Your application requests these from the user during the procedure for creating or recovering credentials.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class com.entrust.toolkit.util.SecureStringBuffer

BASE, HIGH, MEDIUM

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
AuthorizationCode(java.lang.StringBuffer sb) Constructs an AuthorizationCode object consisting of the validated authorization code.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SecureStringBuffer	getValidatedAuthorizationCode() Accessor method that returns the validated authorization code.

Methods inherited from class com.entrust.toolkit.util.SecureStringBuffer

clone, equals, getSensitivity, getStringBuffer, toASCIIByteArray, toByteArray, toByteArray, toCharArray, toISO88591ByteArray, toSecureByteArray, toSecureByteArray, toString, toStringBuffer, toUSASCIIByteArray, toUTF8ByteArray, wipe

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthorizationCode

public AuthorizationCode(java.lang.StringBuffer sb)
                  throws AuthorizationCodeException

Constructs an AuthorizationCode object consisting of the validated authorization code.

Parameters:

sb - the user's authorization code, obtained from the PKI administrator

Throws:

AuthorizationCodeException

Method Detail

getValidatedAuthorizationCode

public SecureStringBuffer getValidatedAuthorizationCode()

Accessor method that returns the validated authorization code.

Returns:

the validated authorization code