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com.sun.security.auth
Class NTSidUserPrincipal

java.lang.Object
  extended by com.sun.security.auth.NTSid
      extended by com.sun.security.auth.NTSidUserPrincipal
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Principal

public class NTSidUserPrincipal
extends NTSid

This class extends NTSid and represents a Windows NT user's SID.

Principals such as this NTSidUserPrincipal may be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Refer to the Subject class for more information on how to achieve this. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals associated with a Subject.

See Also:
Principal, Subject, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
NTSidUserPrincipal(String name)
          Create an NTSidUserPrincipal with a Windows NT SID.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object o)
          Compares the specified Object with this NTSidUserPrincipal for equality.
 String toString()
          Return a string representation of this NTSidUserPrincipal.
 
Methods inherited from class com.sun.security.auth.NTSid
getName, hashCode
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

NTSidUserPrincipal

public NTSidUserPrincipal(String name)
Create an NTSidUserPrincipal with a Windows NT SID.

Parameters:
name - a string version of the Windows NT SID for this user.

Throws:
NullPointerException - if the name is null.
Method Detail

toString

public String toString()
Return a string representation of this NTSidUserPrincipal.

Specified by:
toString in interface Principal
Overrides:
toString in class NTSid
Returns:
a string representation of this NTSidUserPrincipal.

equals

public boolean equals(Object o)
Compares the specified Object with this NTSidUserPrincipal for equality. Returns true if the given object is also a NTSidUserPrincipal and the two NTSidUserPrincipals have the same SID.

Specified by:
equals in interface Principal
Overrides:
equals in class NTSid
Parameters:
o - Object to be compared for equality with this NTSidUserPrincipal.
Returns:
true if the specified Object is equal equal to this NTSidUserPrincipal.

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