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javax.security.sasl
Interface SaslClient

All Known Subinterfaces:: SaslClientExt

public interface SaslClient

Performs SASL authentication as a client.

A protocol library such as one for LDAP gets an instance of this class in order to perform authentication defined by a specific SASL mechanism. Invoking methods on the SaslClient instance process challenges and create responses according to the SASL mechanism implemented by the SaslClient. As the authentication proceeds, the instance encapsulates the state of a SASL client's authentication exchange.

Here's an example of how an LDAP library might use a SaslClient. It first gets an instance of a SaslClient:

SaslClient sc =
      Sasl.createSaslClient(mechanisms, authorizationID, protocol,
                            serverName, props, callbackHandler);

It can then proceed to use the client for authentication. For example, an LDAP library might use the client as follows:

 // Get initial response and send to server
byte[] response = sc.hasInitialResponse()
      ? sc.evaluateChallenge(new byte[0]) : null;
LdapResult res = ldap.sendBindRequest(dn, sc.getName(), response);
while (!sc.isComplete()
       && ((res.status == SASL_BIND_IN_PROGRESS) || (res.status == SUCCESS))) {
   response = sc.evaluateChallenge( res.getBytes() );
   if (res.status == SUCCESS) {
      // we're done; don't expect to send another BIND
      if ( response != null ) {
         throw new SaslException(
               "Protocol error: attempting to send response after completion");
      }
      break;
   }
   res = ldap.sendBindRequest(dn, sc.getName(), response);
}
if (sc.isComplete() && (res.status == SUCCESS) ) {
   String qop = (String)sc.getNegotiatedProperty(Sasl.QOP);
   if ((qop != null)
         && (qop.equalsIgnoreCase("auth-int")
            || qop.equalsIgnoreCase("auth-conf"))) {
      // Use SaslClient.wrap() and SaslClient.unwrap() for future
      // communication with server
      ldap.in = new SecureInputStream(sc, ldap.in);
      ldap.out = new SecureOutputStream(sc, ldap.out);
   }
}

If the mechanism has an initial response, the library invokes evaluateChallenge(byte[]) 55 with an empty challenge to get the initial response. Protocols such as IMAP4, which do not include an initial response with their first authentication command to the server, initiate the authentication without first calling hasInitialResponse() 55 or evaluateChallenge(byte[]) 55 . When the server responds to the command, it sends an initial challenge. For a SASL mechanism in which the client sends data first, the server should have issued a challenge with no data. This will then result in a call (on the client) to evaluateChallenge(byte[]) 55 with an empty challenge.

Since:: 1.5

Method Summary

void dispose()
          Disposes of any system resources or security-sensitive information the SaslClient might be using.

byte[] evaluateChallenge(byte[] challenge)
          Evaluates the challenge data and generates a response.

java.lang.String getMechanismName()
          Returns the IANA-registered mechanism name of this SASL client.

java.lang.Object getNegotiatedProperty(java.lang.String propName)
          Retrieves the negotiated property.

boolean hasInitialResponse()
          Determines if this mechanism has an optional initial response.

boolean isComplete()
          Determines if the authentication exchange has completed.

byte[] unwrap(byte[] incoming, int offset, int len)
          Unwraps a byte array received from the server.

byte[] wrap(byte[] outgoing, int offset, int len)
          Wraps a byte array to be sent to the server.

Method Detail

getMechanismName

public java.lang.String getMechanismName()

Returns the IANA-registered mechanism name of this SASL client. (e.g. "CRAM-MD5", "GSSAPI").

hasInitialResponse

public boolean hasInitialResponse()

Determines if this mechanism has an optional initial response. If true, caller should call evaluateChallenge(byte[]) 55 with an empty array to get the initial response.

evaluateChallenge

public byte[] evaluateChallenge(byte[] challenge)
                         throws SaslException

Evaluates the challenge data and generates a response. If a challenge is received from the server during the authentication process, this method is called to prepare an appropriate next response to submit to the server.

isComplete

public boolean isComplete()

Determines if the authentication exchange has completed. This method may be called at any time, but typically, it will not be called until the caller has received indication from the server (in a protocol-specific manner) that the exchange has completed.

unwrap

public byte[] unwrap(byte[] incoming,
                     int offset,
                     int len)
              throws SaslException

Unwraps a byte array received from the server. This method can be called only after the authentication exchange has completed (i.e., when isComplete() 55 returns true) and only if the authentication exchange has negotiated integrity and/or privacy as the quality of protection; otherwise, an java.lang.IllegalStateException is thrown.

incoming is the contents of the SASL buffer as defined in RFC 2222 without the leading four octet field that represents the length. offset and len specify the portion of incoming to use.

wrap

public byte[] wrap(byte[] outgoing,
                   int offset,
                   int len)
            throws SaslException

Wraps a byte array to be sent to the server. This method can be called only after the authentication exchange has completed (i.e., when isComplete() 55 returns true) and only if the authentication exchange has negotiated integrity and/or privacy as the quality of protection; otherwise, an java.lang.IllegalStateException is thrown.

The result of this method will make up the contents of the SASL buffer as defined in RFC 2222 without the leading four octet field that represents the length. offset and len specify the portion of outgoing to use.

getNegotiatedProperty

public java.lang.Object getNegotiatedProperty(java.lang.String propName)

Retrieves the negotiated property. This method can be called only after the authentication exchange has completed (i.e., when isComplete() 55 returns true); otherwise, an java.lang.IllegalStateException is thrown.

dispose

public void dispose()
             throws SaslException

Disposes of any system resources or security-sensitive information the SaslClient might be using. Invoking this method invalidates the SaslClient instance. This method is idempotent.