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Class semper.access.OrdinaryRoleInstance

java.lang.Object
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public class OrdinaryRoleInstance

extends RoleInstance

Implementation of ordinary role instances. Ordinary roles provide a low level of security and do _not_ require any type of authentication to be unlocked.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 1996/11/20 15:47:30 $

Author:

Jaap-Henk Hoepman ([email protected])

See Also:

RoleInstance, OrdinaryRole

OrdinaryRoleInstance(OrdinaryRole, AccessControlHandle)

Create a new ordinary role instance.

getInfo()

Obtain a short string describing the role instance and its parameters.

islocked()

Check if the role is locked.

unlock()

Unlock the role.

 public OrdinaryRoleInstance(OrdinaryRole template,
                             AccessControlHandle owner)

Create a new ordinary role instance.

The value for the timeout is obtained from the preferences.

Parameters:

template - the template for this instance

owner - AccessControlHandle of the owner of the instance.

 public final String getInfo()

Obtain a short string describing the role instance and its parameters.

Useful for logging.

Returns:

A short string describing the role instance.

Overrides:

getInfo in class RoleInstance

 public boolean islocked()

Check if the role is locked. Overridden here to check the timeout as well.

Returns:

true if the role is locked, false otherwise

Overrides:

islocked in class RoleInstance

 public boolean unlock()

Unlock the role. The user is given the choice to unlock the role.

Returns:

true if the user succesfully unlocked the role, false otherwise.

Overrides:

unlock in class RoleInstance

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