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Class semper.access.SecureRoleInstance

java.lang.Object
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public class SecureRoleInstance

extends RoleInstance

Implementation of secure role instances. Secure roles provide a high level of security and _does_ require authentication to be unlocked.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 1996/11/20 15:47:32 $

Author:

Jaap-Henk Hoepman ([email protected])

See Also:

RoleInstance, SecureRole

SecureRoleInstance(SecureRole, AccessControlHandle)

Create a new secure role instance

Values for the timeout and the password are taken from the preferences.

getInfo()

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

islocked()

Check if the role is locked.

unlock()

Unlock the role.

 public SecureRoleInstance(SecureRole template,
                           AccessControlHandle owner)

Create a new secure role 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 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, but must provide a password to do so.

Returns:

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

Overrides:

unlock in class RoleInstance

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