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Class semper.access.SignatureRoleInstance 

java.lang.Object
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public class SignatureRoleInstance
extends RoleInstance
SEMPER Access Control Service.

Implementation of signature role instances. Signature roles do _not_ require any type of authentication to be unlocked.

Version:
$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 1997/08/07 11:41:21 $
Author:
Mogens Rom Andersen ([email protected])
See Also:
RoleInstance, SignatureRole

Constructor Index

o SignatureRoleInstance(SignatureRole, AccessControlHandle)
Create a new signature role instance.

Method Index

o getInfo()
Obtain a short string describing the role instance and its parameters.
o islocked()
Check if the role is locked.
o unlock()
Unlock the role.

Constructors

o SignatureRoleInstance 
 public SignatureRoleInstance(SignatureRole template,
                              AccessControlHandle owner)
Create a new signature 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.

Methods

o getInfo 
 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
o islocked 
 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
o unlock 
 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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