Package net.jini.security

Interface TrustVerifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicProxyTrustVerifier, ConstrainableLookupLocatorTrustVerifier, ConstraintTrustVerifier, DiscoveryConstraintTrustVerifier, LandlordProxyVerifier, ProxyTrustVerifier

public interface TrustVerifier

Defines the interface for trust verifiers used by Security.verifyObjectTrust, allowing the objects that are trusted to be extended.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
static interface	TrustVerifier.Context	Defines the context for trust verification used by TrustVerifier instances and Security.verifyObjectTrust.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	isTrustedObject(Object obj, TrustVerifier.Context ctx)	Returns true if the specified object is known to be trusted to correctly implement its contract; returns false otherwise.

Method Details

isTrustedObject

boolean isTrustedObject(Object obj,
 TrustVerifier.Context ctx)
                 throws RemoteException

Returns true if the specified object is known to be trusted to correctly implement its contract; returns false otherwise.

Parameters:

obj - the object in which to verify trust

ctx - the trust verifier context, to aid in verification of the specified object and its components

Returns:

true if the specified object is known to be trusted to correctly implement its contract; false otherwise

Throws:

RemoteException - if a communication-related exception occurs

SecurityException - if a security exception occurs

NullPointerException - if any argument is null