org.apereo.cas.authentication

Interface CredentialMetaData

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCredential, BasicCredentialMetaData, DigestCredential, HttpBasedServiceCredential, OneTimePasswordCredential, PrincipalBearingCredential, RemoteAddressCredential, X509CertificateCredential

public interface CredentialMetaData

Describes a credential provided for authentication. Implementations should expect instances of this type to be stored for periods of time equal to the length of the SSO session or longer, which necessitates consideration of serialization and security. All implementations MUST be serializable and secure with respect to long-term storage.

Since:

4.0.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Class<? extends Credential>	getCredentialClass() Gets the type of the original credential.
java.lang.String	getId() Gets a unique identifier for the kind of credential this represents.

Method Detail

getId

java.lang.String getId()

Gets a unique identifier for the kind of credential this represents.

Returns:

Unique identifier for the given type of credential.

getCredentialClass

java.lang.Class<? extends Credential> getCredentialClass()

Gets the type of the original credential.

Returns:

Non-null credential class.