public abstract class AuthProvider extends Provider
 While callers may invoke login directly,
 the provider may also invoke login on behalf of callers
 if it determines that a login must be performed
 prior to certain operations.
Provider.Servicedefaults| Modifier | Constructor and Description | 
|---|---|
| protected  | AuthProvider(String name,
            double version,
            String info)Constructs a provider with the specified name, version number,
 and information. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract void | login(Subject subject,
     CallbackHandler handler)Log in to this provider. | 
| abstract void | logout()Log out from this provider. | 
| abstract void | setCallbackHandler(CallbackHandler handler)Set a  CallbackHandler. | 
clear, compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, elements, entrySet, forEach, get, getInfo, getName, getOrDefault, getProperty, getService, getServices, getVersion, keys, keySet, load, merge, put, putAll, putIfAbsent, putService, remove, remove, removeService, replace, replace, replaceAll, toString, valuesgetProperty, list, list, load, loadFromXML, propertyNames, save, setProperty, store, store, storeToXML, storeToXML, stringPropertyNamesclone, contains, containsKey, containsValue, equals, hashCode, isEmpty, rehash, sizepublic abstract void login(Subject subject, CallbackHandler handler) throws LoginException
 The provider relies on a CallbackHandler
 to obtain authentication information from the caller
 (a PIN, for example).  If the caller passes a null
 handler to this method, the provider uses the handler set in the
 setCallbackHandler method.
 If no handler was set in that method, the provider queries the
 auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property
 for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation.
 If the security property is not set,
 the provider is assumed to have alternative means
 for obtaining authentication information.
subject - the Subject which may contain
          principals/credentials used for authentication,
          or may be populated with additional principals/credentials
          after successful authentication has completed.
          This parameter may be null.handler - the CallbackHandler used by
          this provider to obtain authentication information
          from the caller, which may be nullLoginException - if the login operation failsSecurityException - if the caller does not pass a
  security check for
  SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"),
  where name is the value returned by
  this provider's getName methodpublic abstract void logout()
                     throws LoginException
LoginException - if the logout operation failsSecurityException - if the caller does not pass a
  security check for
  SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"),
  where name is the value returned by
  this provider's getName methodpublic abstract void setCallbackHandler(CallbackHandler handler)
CallbackHandler.
  The provider uses this handler if one is not passed to the
 login method.  The provider also uses this handler
 if it invokes login on behalf of callers.
 In either case if a handler is not set via this method,
 the provider queries the
 auth.login.defaultCallbackHandler security property
 for the fully qualified class name of a default handler implementation.
 If the security property is not set,
 the provider is assumed to have alternative means
 for obtaining authentication information.
handler - a CallbackHandler for obtaining
          authentication information, which may be nullSecurityException - if the caller does not pass a
  security check for
  SecurityPermission("authProvider.name"),
  where name is the value returned by
  this provider's getName method Submit a bug or feature 
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