org.n52.security.authentication
Interface CredentialFactory.CredentialConverter

All Known Implementing Classes:
CredentialFactory.SAMLCredentialConverter, CredentialFactory.SessionIDCredentialConverter, CredentialFactory.UsernamePasswordCredentialConverter
Enclosing class:
CredentialFactory

public static interface CredentialFactory.CredentialConverter

A CredentialConverter is responsible to convert a plain string in a concrete credential instance and vise versa.

Version:
$Revision: 1755 $
Author:
Marko Reiprecht Created on 18.07.2008

Method Summary
 java.lang.String convert(Credential credential)
          Method converts a credential to a plain string.
 Credential convert(java.lang.String encodedCredential)
          Method converts a plain string in a credential instance.
 

Method Detail

convert

Credential convert(java.lang.String encodedCredential)
Method converts a plain string in a credential instance.

Parameters:
encodedCredential - the encodedCredential.
Returns:
Credential.

convert

java.lang.String convert(Credential credential)
Method converts a credential to a plain string.

Parameters:
credential - the credential.
Returns:
String.


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