org.apache.lenya.ac
Interface Policy

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPolicy, URLPolicy

public interface Policy

A policy assigns roles to accreditables using credentials. Additionally, SSL protection is defined.

Version:

$Id: Policy.java 473841 2006-11-12 00:46:38Z gregor $

Method Summary

Role[]	getRoles(Identity identity) Returns all roles of a certain identity.
boolean	isEmpty() Returns if the policy is empty.
boolean	isSSLProtected() Returns if this policy requires SSL protection.

Method Detail

getRoles

Role[] getRoles(Identity identity)
                throws AccessControlException

Returns all roles of a certain identity.

Parameters:

identity - The identity.

Returns:

An array of roles.

Throws:

AccessControlException - when something went wrong.

isSSLProtected

boolean isSSLProtected()
                       throws AccessControlException

Returns if this policy requires SSL protection.

Returns:

A boolean value.

Throws:

AccessControlException - when something went wrong.

isEmpty

boolean isEmpty()
                throws AccessControlException

Returns if the policy is empty. A policy is empty if it does not contain any credentials.

Returns:

A boolean value.

Throws:

AccessControlException - when something went wrong.