Package org.eclipse.jetty.security
Interface UserIdentity
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DefaultUserIdentity
,RoleDelegateUserIdentity
public interface UserIdentity
User object that encapsulates user identity and operations such as run-as-role actions,
checking isUserInRole and getUserPrincipal.
Implementations of UserIdentity should be immutable so that they may be cached by Authenticators and LoginServices.
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic UserIdentity
boolean
isUserInRole
(String role) Check if the user is in a role.
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Method Details
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getSubject
Subject getSubject()- Returns:
- The user subject
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getUserPrincipal
Principal getUserPrincipal()- Returns:
- The user principal
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isUserInRole
Check if the user is in a role. This call is used to satisfy authorization calls from container code which will be using translated role names.- Parameters:
role
- A role name.- Returns:
- True if the user can act in that role.
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