Class semper.access.Role 
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Class semper.access.Role 

java.lang.Object
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public class Role
extends Object
SEMPER Class of role objects. Roles contain zero or more capabilities. Roles can be locked and unlocked by the user. If a role is unlocked, all its member capabilities are (potentially) valid.
Version:
$Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 1996/08/21 07:40:35 $
Author:
Jaap-Henk Hoepman ([email protected])
See Also:
UnlockedRole, SecureRole, RoleTest

Variable Index

o description
Description of the role.
o locked
Records whether the role is locked or not

Constructor Index

o Role(String)
Create a new role.

Method Index

o finish()
Finish with a role.
o getAllRoles()
Get all existing roles.
o islocked()
Check if the role is locked.
o lock()
Lock the role.
o unlock()
Unlock the role.

Variables

o locked 
  protected boolean locked
Records whether the role is locked or not
o description 
  public String description
Description of the role. Used in dialogs with the user, e.g. when asked to unlock the role.

Constructors

o Role 
  public Role(String desc)
Create a new role.
Parameters:
desc - the description of the role (used when locking or unlocking roles).

Methods

o getAllRoles 
  public static Enumeration getAllRoles()
Get all existing roles.
Returns:
an Enumeration of all existing Role's.
See Also:
Enumeration
o finish 
  public void finish()
Finish with a role. Clears all internal references to a role so that it can be garbage collected.
o islocked 
  public boolean islocked()
Check if the role is locked.
Returns:
true if the role is locked, false otherwise.
o lock 
  public void lock()
Lock the role.
o unlock 
  public abstract boolean unlock()
Unlock the role. Depending on the type of role that instantiates this method, a different dialog (possibly requiring passphrases) is setup with the user to let her unlock the role.
Returns:
true if the user succesfully unlocked the role, false otherwise.
See Also:
UnlockedRole, SecureRole 
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