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Class semper.access.PassWordCapabilityInstance

java.lang.Object
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public class PassWordCapabilityInstance

extends CapabilityInstance

Implementation of the password capability instance. Password capabilities are always only enabled for a limited amount of time (their timeout), after which they can be enabled if the user enters the appropriate password.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 1996/11/20 15:47:31 $

Author:

Jaap-Henk Hoepman ([email protected])

See Also:

CapabilityInstance, PassWordCapability

PassWordCapabilityInstance(PassWordCapability, AccessControlHandle)

Create a new PassWordCapability instance.

enable()

Query the user to enable the capability instance.

getInfo()

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

isEnabled()

Check whether the capability is still enabled.

 public PassWordCapabilityInstance(PassWordCapability template,
                                   AccessControlHandle owner)

Create a new PassWordCapability instance.

Values for the timeout and the password are taken 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 capability instance and its parameters.

Useful for logging.

Returns:

A short string describing the capability instance.

Overrides:

getInfo in class CapabilityInstance

 protected boolean isEnabled()

Check whether the capability is still enabled.

Returns:

true if the capability is enabled, false if not.

Overrides:

isEnabled in class CapabilityInstance

See Also:

CapabilityInstance

 public final boolean enable()

Query the user to enable the capability instance.

Returns:

true if the capability instance was enabled, false otherwise

Overrides:

enable in class CapabilityInstance

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