Package jakarta.resource.spi

Annotation Interface AuthenticationMechanism

@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({})
public @interface AuthenticationMechanism

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static enum	AuthenticationMechanism.CredentialInterface	An enumerated type that represents the various interfaces that a resource adapter may support for the representation of the credentials.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String	authMechanism	The authentication-mechanism-type specifies an authentication mechanism supported by the resource adapter.
AuthenticationMechanism.CredentialInterface	credentialInterface	Represents the interface that the resource adapter implementation supports for the representation of the credentials.
String[]	description	The optional description specifies any resource adapter specific requirement for the support of security contract and authentication mechanism.

Element Details

authMechanism

String authMechanism

The authentication-mechanism-type specifies an authentication mechanism supported by the resource adapter. Note that this support is for the resource adapter and not for the underlying EIS instance.

Returns:

authentication mechanism supported by the resource adapter

Default:

"BasicPassword"

description

String[] description

The optional description specifies any resource adapter specific requirement for the support of security contract and authentication mechanism.

Returns:

description

Default:

{}

credentialInterface

AuthenticationMechanism.CredentialInterface credentialInterface

Represents the interface that the resource adapter implementation supports for the representation of the credentials. Note that BasicPassword mechanism type should support the jakarta.resource.spi.security.PasswordCredential interface. The Kerbv5 mechanism type should support the org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential interface or the deprecated jakarta.resource.spi.security.GenericCredential interface.

Returns:

interface that the resource adapter implementation supports for the representation of the credentials

Default:

PasswordCredential