Class NTUserPrincipal

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Principal

    public class NTUserPrincipal
    extends Object
    implements Principal, Serializable
    This class implements the Principal interface and represents a Windows NT user.

    Principals such as this NTUserPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

    See Also:
    Principal, Subject, Serialized Form
    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      NTUserPrincipal​(String name)
      Create an NTUserPrincipal with a Windows NT username.
    • Constructor Detail

      • NTUserPrincipal

        public NTUserPrincipal​(String name)
        Create an NTUserPrincipal with a Windows NT username.
        Parameters:
        name - the Windows NT username for this user.
        Throws:
        NullPointerException - if the name is null.
    • Method Detail

      • getName

        public String getName()
        Return the Windows NT username for this NTPrincipal.
        Specified by:
        getName in interface Principal
        Returns:
        the Windows NT username for this NTPrincipal
      • toString

        public String toString()
        Return a string representation of this NTPrincipal.
        Specified by:
        toString in interface Principal
        Overrides:
        toString in class Object
        Returns:
        a string representation of this NTPrincipal.
      • equals

        public boolean equals​(Object o)
        Compares the specified Object with this NTUserPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a NTUserPrincipal and the two NTUserPrincipals have the same name.
        Specified by:
        equals in interface Principal
        Overrides:
        equals in class Object
        Parameters:
        o - Object to be compared for equality with this NTPrincipal.
        Returns:
        true if the specified Object is equal to this NTPrincipal.
        See Also:
        Object.hashCode(), HashMap