org.owasp.esapi.errors
Class EnterpriseSecurityException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          org.owasp.esapi.errors.EnterpriseSecurityException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AccessControlException, AuthenticationException, AvailabilityException, CertificateException, ConfigurationException, EncodingException, EncryptionException, ExecutorException, IntegrityException, ValidationException

public class EnterpriseSecurityException
extends Exception

EnterpriseSecurityException is the base class for all security related exceptions. You should pass in the root cause exception where possible. Constructors for classes extending EnterpriseSecurityException should be sure to call the appropriate super() method in order to ensure that logging and intrusion detection occur properly.

All EnterpriseSecurityExceptions have two messages, one for the user and one for the log file. This way, a message can be shown to the user that doesn't contain sensitive information or unnecessary implementation details. Meanwhile, all the critical information can be included in the exception so that it gets logged.

Note that the "logMessage" for ALL EnterpriseSecurityExceptions is logged in the log file. This feature should be used extensively throughout ESAPI implementations and the result is a fairly complete set of security log records. ALL EnterpriseSecurityExceptions are also sent to the IntrusionDetector for use in detecting anomalous patterns of application usage.

Author:

Jeff Williams ([email protected])

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

protected Logger	logger The logger.
protected String	logMessage
protected static long	serialVersionUID

Constructor Summary

protected	EnterpriseSecurityException() Instantiates a new security exception.
	EnterpriseSecurityException(String userMessage, String logMessage) Creates a new instance of EnterpriseSecurityException.
	EnterpriseSecurityException(String userMessage, String logMessage, Throwable cause) Creates a new instance of EnterpriseSecurityException that includes a root cause Throwable.

Method Summary

String	getLogMessage() Returns a message that is safe to display in logs, but may contain sensitive information and therefore probably should not be displayed to users.
String	getUserMessage() Returns message meant for display to users Note that if you are unsure of what set this message, it would probably be a good idea to encode this message before displaying it to the end user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

serialVersionUID

protected static final long serialVersionUID

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Constant Field Values

logger

protected final transient Logger logger

The logger.

logMessage

protected String logMessage

Constructor Detail

EnterpriseSecurityException

protected EnterpriseSecurityException()

Instantiates a new security exception.

EnterpriseSecurityException

public EnterpriseSecurityException(String userMessage,
                                   String logMessage)

Creates a new instance of EnterpriseSecurityException. This exception is automatically logged, so that simply by using this API, applications will generate an extensive security log. In addition, this exception is automatically registered with the IntrusionDetector, so that quotas can be checked. It should be noted that messages that are intended to be displayed to the user should be safe for display. In other words, don't pass in unsanitized data here. Also could hold true for the logging message depending on the context of the exception.

Parameters:

userMessage - the message displayed to the user

logMessage - the message logged

EnterpriseSecurityException

public EnterpriseSecurityException(String userMessage,
                                   String logMessage,
                                   Throwable cause)

Creates a new instance of EnterpriseSecurityException that includes a root cause Throwable. It should be noted that messages that are intended to be displayed to the user should be safe for display. In other words, don't pass in unsanitized data here. Also could hold true for the logging message depending on the context of the exception.

Parameters:

userMessage - the message displayed to the user

logMessage - the message logged

cause - the cause

Method Detail

getUserMessage

public String getUserMessage()

Returns message meant for display to users Note that if you are unsure of what set this message, it would probably be a good idea to encode this message before displaying it to the end user.

Returns:

a String containing a message that is safe to display to users

getLogMessage

public String getLogMessage()

Returns a message that is safe to display in logs, but may contain sensitive information and therefore probably should not be displayed to users.

Returns:

a String containing a message that is safe to display in logs, but probably not to users as it may contain sensitive information.