Package org.apache.wss4j.dom.message

Class WSSecHeader

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wss4j.dom.message.WSSecHeader

public class WSSecHeader
extends Object

This class implements WS Security header. Setup a Security header with a specified actor and mustunderstand flag. The defaults for actor and mustunderstand are: empty actor and mustunderstand is true.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
WSSecHeader(String act, boolean mu, Document doc)	Constructor.
WSSecHeader(String actor, Document doc)	Constructor.
WSSecHeader(Document doc)	Constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Document	getSecurityHeaderDoc()	Get the security header document of this instance.
Element	getSecurityHeaderElement()	Get the security header element of this instance.
String	getWsuPrefix()
Element	insertSecurityHeader()	Creates a security header and inserts it as child into the SOAP Envelope.
boolean	isEmpty()	Returns whether the security header is empty
void	removeSecurityHeader()
void	setActor(String act)	set actor name.
void	setMustUnderstand(boolean mu)	Set the mustUnderstand flag for the wsse:Security header.
void	setSecurityHeaderElement(Element securityHeaderElement)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

WSSecHeader

public WSSecHeader(Document doc)

Constructor.

Parameters:

doc - The Document to use when creating the security header

WSSecHeader

public WSSecHeader(String actor,
                   Document doc)

Constructor.

Parameters:

actor - The actor name of the wsse:Security header

doc - The Document to use when creating the security header

WSSecHeader

public WSSecHeader(String act,
                   boolean mu,
                   Document doc)

Constructor.

Parameters:

act - The actor name of the wsse:Security header

mu - Set mustUnderstand to true or false

doc - The Document to use when creating the security header

Method Detail

setActor

public void setActor(String act)

set actor name.

Parameters:

act - The actor name of the wsse:Security header

setMustUnderstand

public void setMustUnderstand(boolean mu)

Set the mustUnderstand flag for the wsse:Security header.

Parameters:

mu - Set mustUnderstand to true or false

getSecurityHeaderDoc

public Document getSecurityHeaderDoc()

Get the security header document of this instance.

Returns:

The security header element.

getSecurityHeaderElement

public Element getSecurityHeaderElement()

Get the security header element of this instance.

Returns:

The security header element.

setSecurityHeaderElement

public void setSecurityHeaderElement(Element securityHeaderElement)

isEmpty

public boolean isEmpty()
                throws WSSecurityException

Returns whether the security header is empty

Returns:

true if empty or if there is no security header false if non empty security header

Throws:

WSSecurityException

insertSecurityHeader

public Element insertSecurityHeader()
                             throws WSSecurityException

Creates a security header and inserts it as child into the SOAP Envelope. Check if a WS Security header block for an actor is already available in the document. If a header block is found return it, otherwise a new wsse:Security header block is created and the attributes set

Returns:

A wsse:Security element

Throws:

WSSecurityException

removeSecurityHeader

public void removeSecurityHeader()
                          throws WSSecurityException

Throws:

WSSecurityException

getWsuPrefix

public String getWsuPrefix()