This class defines the policy of how to locate, load, and instantiate SASL clients and servers.
For example, an application or library gets a SASL client by doing something like:
It can then proceed to use the instance to create an authentication connection.SaslClient sc = Sasl.createSaslClient(mechanisms, authorizationId, protocol, serverName, props, callbackHandler);
Similarly, a server gets a SASL server by using code that looks as follows:
SaslServer ss = Sasl.createSaslServer(mechanism, protocol, serverName, props, callbackHandler);
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Field Summary
Modifier and TypeFieldDescriptionstatic final String
The name of a property that specifies the bound server name for an unbound server.static final String
The name of a property that specifies the credentials to use.static final String
The name of a property that specifies the maximum size of the receive buffer in bytes ofSaslClient
/SaslServer
.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that implement forward secrecy between sessions are required.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to active (non-dictionary) attacks are not permitted.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that accept anonymous login are not permitted.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to passive dictionary attacks are not permitted.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to simple plain passive attacks (e.g., "PLAIN") are not permitted.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that pass client credentials are required.static final String
The name of a property that specifies the quality-of-protection to use.static final String
The name of a property that specifies the maximum size of the raw send buffer in bytes ofSaslClient
/SaslServer
.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether to reuse previously authenticated session information.static final String
The name of a property that specifies whether the server must authenticate to the client.static final String
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptionstatic SaslClient
createSaslClient
(String[] mechanisms, String authorizationId, String protocol, String serverName, Map<String, ?> props, CallbackHandler cbh) Creates aSaslClient
using the parameters supplied.static SaslServer
createSaslServer
(String mechanism, String protocol, String serverName, Map<String, ?> props, CallbackHandler cbh) Creates aSaslServer
for the specified mechanism.static Enumeration
<SaslClientFactory> Gets an enumeration of known factories for producingSaslClient
.static Enumeration
<SaslServerFactory> Gets an enumeration of known factories for producingSaslServer
.
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Field Details
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QOP
The name of a property that specifies the quality-of-protection to use. The property contains a comma-separated, ordered list of quality-of-protection values that the client or server is willing to support. A qop value is one of"auth"
- authentication only"auth-int"
- authentication plus integrity protection"auth-conf"
- authentication plus integrity and confidentiality protection
"auth"
. The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.qop"
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STRENGTH
The name of a property that specifies the cipher strength to use. The property contains a comma-separated, ordered list of cipher strength values that the client or server is willing to support. A strength value is one of"low"
"medium"
"high"
If this property is absent, the default strength is"high,medium,low"
. The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.strength"
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SERVER_AUTH
The name of a property that specifies whether the server must authenticate to the client. The property contains"true"
if the server must authenticate the to client;"false"
otherwise. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.server.authentication"
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BOUND_SERVER_NAME
The name of a property that specifies the bound server name for an unbound server. A server is created as an unbound server by setting theserverName
argument increateSaslServer(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.util.Map<java.lang.String, ?>, javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler)
as null. The property contains the bound host name after the authentication exchange has completed. It is only available on the server side.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.bound.server.name"
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MAX_BUFFER
The name of a property that specifies the maximum size of the receive buffer in bytes ofSaslClient
/SaslServer
. The property contains the string representation of an integer.
If this property is absent, the default size is defined by the mechanism.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.maxbuffer"
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RAW_SEND_SIZE
The name of a property that specifies the maximum size of the raw send buffer in bytes ofSaslClient
/SaslServer
. The property contains the string representation of an integer. The value of this property is negotiated between the client and server during the authentication exchange.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.rawsendsize"
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REUSE
The name of a property that specifies whether to reuse previously authenticated session information. The property contains "true" if the mechanism implementation may attempt to reuse previously authenticated session information; it contains "false" if the implementation must not reuse previously authenticated session information. A setting of "true" serves only as a hint: it does not necessarily entail actual reuse because reuse might not be possible due to a number of reasons, including, but not limited to, lack of mechanism support for reuse, expiration of reusable information, and the peer's refusal to support reuse. The property's default value is "false". The value of this constant is "javax.security.sasl.reuse". Note that all other parameters and properties required to create a SASL client/server instance must be provided regardless of whether this property has been supplied. That is, you cannot supply any less information in anticipation of reuse. Mechanism implementations that support reuse might allow customization of its implementation, for factors such as cache size, timeouts, and criteria for reusability. Such customizations are implementation-dependent.- See Also:
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POLICY_NOPLAINTEXT
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to simple plain passive attacks (e.g., "PLAIN") are not permitted. The property contains"true"
if such mechanisms are not permitted;"false"
if such mechanisms are permitted. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.noplaintext"
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POLICY_NOACTIVE
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to active (non-dictionary) attacks are not permitted. The property contains"true"
if mechanisms susceptible to active attacks are not permitted;"false"
if such mechanisms are permitted. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.noactive"
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POLICY_NODICTIONARY
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms susceptible to passive dictionary attacks are not permitted. The property contains"true"
if mechanisms susceptible to dictionary attacks are not permitted;"false"
if such mechanisms are permitted. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.nodictionary"
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POLICY_NOANONYMOUS
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that accept anonymous login are not permitted. The property contains"true"
if mechanisms that accept anonymous login are not permitted;"false"
if such mechanisms are permitted. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.noanonymous"
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POLICY_FORWARD_SECRECY
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that implement forward secrecy between sessions are required. Forward secrecy means that breaking into one session will not automatically provide information for breaking into future sessions. The property contains"true"
if mechanisms that implement forward secrecy between sessions are required;"false"
if such mechanisms are not required. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.forward"
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POLICY_PASS_CREDENTIALS
The name of a property that specifies whether mechanisms that pass client credentials are required. The property contains"true"
if mechanisms that pass client credentials are required;"false"
if such mechanisms are not required. The default is"false"
.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.policy.credentials"
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CREDENTIALS
The name of a property that specifies the credentials to use. The property contains a mechanism-specific Java credential object. Mechanism implementations may examine the value of this property to determine whether it is a class that they support. The property may be used to supply credentials to a mechanism that supports delegated authentication.
The value of this constant is"javax.security.sasl.credentials"
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Method Details
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createSaslClient
public static SaslClient createSaslClient(String[] mechanisms, String authorizationId, String protocol, String serverName, Map<String, ?> props, CallbackHandler cbh) throws SaslExceptionCreates aSaslClient
using the parameters supplied. This method uses the JCA Security Provider Framework, described in the "Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide", for locating and selecting aSaslClient
implementation. First, it obtains an ordered list ofSaslClientFactory
instances from the registered security providers for the "SaslClientFactory" service and the specified SASL mechanism(s). It then invokescreateSaslClient()
on each factory instance on the list until one produces a non-nullSaslClient
instance. It returns the non-nullSaslClient
instance, or null if the search fails to produce a non-nullSaslClient
instance.A security provider for SaslClientFactory registers with the JCA Security Provider Framework keys of the form
SaslClientFactory.
mechanism_name
and values that are class names of implementations ofjavax.security.sasl.SaslClientFactory
. For example, a provider that contains a factory class,com.wiz.sasl.digest.ClientFactory
, that supports the "DIGEST-MD5" mechanism would register the following entry with the JCA:SaslClientFactory.DIGEST-MD5 com.wiz.sasl.digest.ClientFactory
See the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how to install and configure security service providers.
- Implementation Note:
- The JDK Reference Implementation additionally uses the
jdk.security.provider.preferred
Security
property to determine the preferred provider order for the specified algorithm. This may be different than the order of providers returned bySecurity.getProviders()
.If a mechanism is listed in the
jdk.sasl.disabledMechanisms
security property, it will be ignored and won't be negotiated. - Parameters:
mechanisms
- The non-null list of mechanism names to try. Each is the IANA-registered name of a SASL mechanism. (e.g. "GSSAPI", "CRAM-MD5").authorizationId
- The possibly null protocol-dependent identification to be used for authorization. If null or empty, the server derives an authorization ID from the client's authentication credentials. When the SASL authentication completes successfully, the specified entity is granted access.protocol
- The non-null string name of the protocol for which the authentication is being performed (e.g., "ldap").serverName
- The non-null fully-qualified host name of the server to authenticate to.props
- The possibly null set of properties used to select the SASL mechanism and to configure the authentication exchange of the selected mechanism. For example, ifprops
contains theSasl.POLICY_NOPLAINTEXT
property with the value"true"
, then the selected SASL mechanism must not be susceptible to simple plain passive attacks. In addition to the standard properties declared in this class, other, possibly mechanism-specific, properties can be included. Properties not relevant to the selected mechanism are ignored, including any map entries with non-String keys.cbh
- The possibly null callback handler to used by the SASL mechanisms to get further information from the application/library to complete the authentication. For example, a SASL mechanism might require the authentication ID, password and realm from the caller. The authentication ID is requested by using aNameCallback
. The password is requested by using aPasswordCallback
. The realm is requested by using aRealmChoiceCallback
if there is a list of realms to choose from, and by using aRealmCallback
if the realm must be entered.- Returns:
- A possibly null
SaslClient
created using the parameters supplied. If null, cannot find aSaslClientFactory
that will produce one. - Throws:
SaslException
- If cannot create aSaslClient
because of an error.
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createSaslServer
public static SaslServer createSaslServer(String mechanism, String protocol, String serverName, Map<String, ?> props, CallbackHandler cbh) throws SaslExceptionCreates aSaslServer
for the specified mechanism. This method uses the JCA Security Provider Framework, described in the "Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) Reference Guide", for locating and selecting aSaslClient
implementation. First, it obtains an ordered list ofSaslServerFactory
instances from the registered security providers for the "SaslServerFactory" service and the specified mechanism. It then invokescreateSaslServer()
on each factory instance on the list until one produces a non-nullSaslServer
instance. It returns the non-nullSaslServer
instance, or null if the search fails to produce a non-nullSaslServer
instance.A security provider for SaslServerFactory registers with the JCA Security Provider Framework keys of the form
SaslServerFactory.
mechanism_name
and values that are class names of implementations ofjavax.security.sasl.SaslServerFactory
. For example, a provider that contains a factory class,com.wiz.sasl.digest.ServerFactory
, that supports the "DIGEST-MD5" mechanism would register the following entry with the JCA:SaslServerFactory.DIGEST-MD5 com.wiz.sasl.digest.ServerFactory
See the "Java Cryptography Architecture API Specification & Reference" for information about how to install and configure security service providers.
- Implementation Note:
- The JDK Reference Implementation additionally uses the
jdk.security.provider.preferred
Security
property to determine the preferred provider order for the specified algorithm. This may be different than the order of providers returned bySecurity.getProviders()
.If
mechanism
is listed in thejdk.sasl.disabledMechanisms
security property, it will be ignored and this method returnsnull
. - Parameters:
mechanism
- The non-null mechanism name. It must be an IANA-registered name of a SASL mechanism. (e.g. "GSSAPI", "CRAM-MD5").protocol
- The non-null string name of the protocol for which the authentication is being performed (e.g., "ldap").serverName
- The fully qualified host name of the server, or null if the server is not bound to any specific host name. If the mechanism does not allow an unbound server, aSaslException
will be thrown.props
- The possibly null set of properties used to select the SASL mechanism and to configure the authentication exchange of the selected mechanism. For example, ifprops
contains theSasl.POLICY_NOPLAINTEXT
property with the value"true"
, then the selected SASL mechanism must not be susceptible to simple plain passive attacks. In addition to the standard properties declared in this class, other, possibly mechanism-specific, properties can be included. Properties not relevant to the selected mechanism are ignored, including any map entries with non-String keys.cbh
- The possibly null callback handler to used by the SASL mechanisms to get further information from the application/library to complete the authentication. For example, a SASL mechanism might require the authentication ID, password and realm from the caller. The authentication ID is requested by using aNameCallback
. The password is requested by using aPasswordCallback
. The realm is requested by using aRealmChoiceCallback
if there is a list of realms to choose from, and by using aRealmCallback
if the realm must be entered.- Returns:
- A possibly null
SaslServer
created using the parameters supplied. If null, cannot find aSaslServerFactory
that will produce one. - Throws:
SaslException
- If cannot create aSaslServer
because of an error.
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getSaslClientFactories
Gets an enumeration of known factories for producingSaslClient
. This method uses the same algorithm for locating factories ascreateSaslClient()
.- Returns:
- A non-null enumeration of known factories for producing
SaslClient
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getSaslServerFactories
Gets an enumeration of known factories for producingSaslServer
. This method uses the same algorithm for locating factories ascreateSaslServer()
.- Returns:
- A non-null enumeration of known factories for producing
SaslServer
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