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Interface CredentialReader<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type of credential read by this instance.

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractCredentialReader, KeyStoreCredentialReader, PrivateKeyCredentialReader, X509CertificateCredentialReader, X509CertificatesCredentialReader

public interface CredentialReader<T>

Reads a credential from an IO source.

Version:

$Revision: 1106 $ $Date: 2010-01-29 23:34:13 -0500 (Fri, 29 Jan 2010) $

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

T	read(InputStream is, String... params) Reads a credential object from an input stream.
T	read(String path, String... params) Reads a credential object from a path.

Method Detail

read

T read(String path,
       String... params)
       throws IOException,
              GeneralSecurityException

Reads a credential object from a path.

Parameters:

path - Path from which to read credential.

params - Arbitrary string parameters, e.g. password, needed to read the credential.

Returns:

Credential read from data at path.

Throws:

IOException - On IO errors.

GeneralSecurityException - On errors with the credential data.

read

T read(InputStream is,
       String... params)
       throws IOException,
              GeneralSecurityException

Reads a credential object from an input stream.

Parameters:

is - Input stream from which to read credential.

params - Arbitrary string parameters, e.g. password, needed to read the credential.

Returns:

Credential read from data in stream.

Throws:

IOException - On IO errors.

GeneralSecurityException - On errors with the credential data.