com.oracle.bedrock.runtime.remote.http

Interface HttpBasedAuthentication

All Superinterfaces:

Authentication

All Known Implementing Classes:

Password

public interface HttpBasedAuthentication
extends Authentication

A specialized Authentication that defines HTTP specific callbacks for Authentications.

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Author:

Jonathan Knight

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HttpURLConnection	openConnection(URL url, String userName, com.oracle.bedrock.OptionsByType optionsByType) Open a connection to the specified URL and configure the connection with the correct authentication mechanism.

Method Detail

openConnection

HttpURLConnection openConnection(URL url,
                                 String userName,
                                 com.oracle.bedrock.OptionsByType optionsByType)
                          throws IOException

Open a connection to the specified URL and configure the connection with the correct authentication mechanism.

Parameters:

url - the URL to connect to

userName - the name of the user to use to open the connection

optionsByType - an OptionsByType to use to configure authentication

Returns:

an authenticated HttpURLConnection to the specified URL

Throws:

IOException - when the connection can't be opened