Package org.eclipse.jetty.util.security

Interface CredentialProvider

public interface CredentialProvider

Provider of credentials, it converts a String into a credential if it starts with a given prefix

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Credential	getCredential(String credential)	Get a credential from a String
String	getPrefix()	Get the prefix of the credential strings convertible into credentials

Method Details

getCredential

Credential getCredential(String credential)

Get a credential from a String

Parameters:

credential - String representation of the credential

Returns:

A Credential or Password instance.

getPrefix

String getPrefix()

Get the prefix of the credential strings convertible into credentials

Returns:

prefix of the credential strings convertible into credentials