org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security

Interface SecurityProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

OpenSecurityProvider, SecurityProviderImpl

public interface SecurityProvider

Main entry point for security related plugins to an Oak repository. The interface allow to access the available SecurityConfigurations defining the individual plugins. In addition this provider gives access to the configuration parameters that apply to the configurations with the specified name.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	getConfiguration(Class<T> configClass) Returns the security configuration of the specified configClass.
Iterable<? extends SecurityConfiguration>	getConfigurations() Returns all available SecurityConfigurations.
ConfigurationParameters	getParameters(String name) Allows to retrieve the configuration parameters associated with a given SecurityConfiguration accessible by this provider.

Method Detail

getParameters

ConfigurationParameters getParameters(String name)

Allows to retrieve the configuration parameters associated with a given SecurityConfiguration accessible by this provider. If the specified name is null the global config parameters will be returned.

Parameters:

name - The name of the security configuration.

Returns:

The configuration parameters associated with the SecurityConfiguration identified by the specified name. If the specified name is null the global config parameters will be returned.

getConfigurations

Iterable<? extends SecurityConfiguration> getConfigurations()

Returns all available SecurityConfigurations.

Returns:

the available SecurityConfigurations.

getConfiguration

<T> T getConfiguration(Class<T> configClass)

Returns the security configuration of the specified configClass.

Type Parameters:

T -

Parameters:

configClass - The class of the configuration to retrieve.

Returns:

The desired security configuration.