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## com.bea.p13n.security.management.authentication
Class AtnSecurityMgmtHelper

    java.lang.Object
      com.bea.p13n.security.management.authentication.AtnSecurityMgmtHelper

public class AtnSecurityMgmtHelper
extends Object

Provides helper methods for accessing security management classes, especially those used to manage SSPI providers.

Constructor Summary
`AtnSecurityMgmtHelper()`

Method Summary
`static AtnProviderDescription` | `findProviderByName(String aDisplayName)` Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching display name.
`static AtnProviderDescription` | `findProviderByName(String aDisplayName, boolean getCachedMBean)` Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching display name.
`static AtnProviderDescription` | `findProviderByUniqueName(String aUniqueId)` Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching unique id which is the concatenation of display name and version number.
`static AtnProviderDescription` | `getDefaultProvider()` Returns the default configured SSPI authentication provider.
`static String` | `getDisallowedUserPattern()` Returns the set of characters which are disallowed in the creation of user names.
`static List` | `getProviders()` Returns the list of currently configured SSPI authentication providers.
`static String` | `getProviderUniqueName(String aDisplayName, String aVersion)` Returns unique id of the provider which is the concatenation of display name and version number.
`static boolean` | `isDeletableGroup(String aProviderDescription, String groupName)` Checks whether the `groupName` specified is a protected group name or whether the `groupName` is a WLS special group name, neither of which will be allowed to be deleted.
`static boolean` | `isMultiAtnProviderMode()` Returns an indication of whether multiple authentication providers have been configured.
`static boolean` | `isProtectedGroupName(String aProviderDescription, String groupName)` Checks whether the `groupName` specified is an optional reserved group name or whether the `groupName` is a WLS special group name, neither of which will be allowed to be created by this provider.
`static boolean` | `isProtectedUserName(String aProviderDescription, String userName)` Checks whether the `userName` specified is a protected user name which willnot be allowed to be created by this provider.
`static boolean` | `isReservedGroupName(String aProviderDescription, String groupName)` Checks whether the `groupName` specified is an optional reserved group name which will not be allowed to be created by this provider.
`static boolean` | `isReservedUserName(String aProviderDescription, String userName)` Checks whether the `userName` specified is an optional reserved user name or whether the `userName` is a WLS special user name, neither of which will be allowed to be created by this provider.
`static void` | `validateGroupCallerRole(String operationType, String targetUserName)` Throws an exception if the caller is not in the proper role to perform the requested user management operation.
`static void` | `validateUserCallerRole(String operationType, String targetUserName)` Throws an exception if the caller is not in the proper role to perform the requested user management operation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AtnSecurityMgmtHelper

    public AtnSecurityMgmtHelper()

Method Detail

### findProviderByName

    public static AtnProviderDescription findProviderByName(String aDisplayName)
                                                     throws ProviderMgmtException

  Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching display name. Will return a cached reference which may be stale if the admin server has bounced.

  Parameters:
    `aDisplayName` - The name entered at the WLS console when creating a new authentication provider.
  Returns:
    AtnProviderDescription or null, if no matching provider found
  Throws:
    `ProviderMgmtException`

### findProviderByName

    public static AtnProviderDescription findProviderByName(String aDisplayName,
                                                            boolean getCachedMBean)
                                                     throws ProviderMgmtException

  Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching display name. The getCachedMBean parameter can be used to force a refreshing of the provider MBean reference contained in the returned AtnProviderDescription. This is only necessary if it has been determined the admin server is down or has been cycled.

  Parameters:
    `aDisplayName` - The display name this provider is recognized by
    `getCachedMBean` - If true, uses an existing reference to the provider
  Returns:
    AtnProviderDescription
  Throws:
    `ProviderMgmtException`

### findProviderByUniqueName

    public static AtnProviderDescription findProviderByUniqueName(String aUniqueId)
                                                           throws ProviderMgmtException

  Returns the configured SSPI authentication provider with a matching unique id which is the concatenation of display name and version number.

  Parameters:
    `aUniqueId` - Concatenation of display name and version number
  Returns:
    AtnProviderDescription or null, if no matching provider found
  Throws:
    `ProviderMgmtException`

### getDefaultProvider

    public static AtnProviderDescription getDefaultProvider()
                                                     throws ProviderMgmtException

  Returns the default configured SSPI authentication provider.

  Returns:
    default AtnProviderDescription
  Throws:
    `ProviderMgmtException`

### getDisallowedUserPattern

    public static String getDisallowedUserPattern()

  Returns the set of characters which are disallowed in the creation of user names.

  Returns:
    disallowed chars

### getProviders

    public static List getProviders()
                             throws ProviderMgmtException

  Returns the list of currently configured SSPI authentication providers.

  Returns:
    List of AtnProviderDescription objects
  Throws:
    `ProviderMgmtException`

### getProviderUniqueName

    public static String getProviderUniqueName(String aDisplayName,
                                               String aVersion)

  Returns unique id of the provider which is the concatenation of display name and version number.

  Parameters:
    `aDisplayName` - The provider name
    `aVersion` - The provider version
  Returns:
    unique id

### isDeletableGroup

    public static boolean isDeletableGroup(String aProviderDescription,
                                           String groupName)

  Checks whether the `groupName` specified is a protected group name or whether the `groupName` is a WLS special group name, neither of which will be allowed to be deleted.

  Parameters:
    `aProviderDescription` - the string identifying this authentication provider in the properties file.
    `groupName` - the group name to evaluate
  Returns:
    true if group name can be deleted, else false

### isMultiAtnProviderMode

    public static boolean isMultiAtnProviderMode()

  Returns an indication of whether multiple authentication providers have been configured.

  Returns:
    True if more than one authentication provider is found, else false

### isProtectedGroupName

    public static boolean isProtectedGroupName(String aProviderDescription,
                                               String groupName)

  Checks whether the `groupName` specified is an optional reserved group name or whether the `groupName` is a WLS special group name, neither of which will be allowed to be created by this provider.

  Parameters:
    `aProviderDescription` - the string identifying this authentication provider in the properties file.
    `groupName` - the group name to evaluate
  Returns:
    List of Strings containing reserved user names

### isProtectedUserName

    public static boolean isProtectedUserName(String aProviderDescription,
                                              String userName)

  Checks whether the `userName` specified is a protected user name which willnot be allowed to be created by this provider.

  Parameters:
    `aProviderDescription` - the string identifying this authentication provider in the properties file.
    `userName` - the user name to evaluate
  Returns:
    true if userName is protecteds by provider else false

### isReservedGroupName

    public static boolean isReservedGroupName(String aProviderDescription,
                                              String groupName)

  Checks whether the `groupName` specified is an optional reserved group name which will not be allowed to be created by this provider.

  Parameters:
    `aProviderDescription` - the string identifying this authentication provider in the properties file.
    `groupName` - the group name to evaluate
  Returns:
    True if group name is reserved, otherwise false
  Throws:
    `IllegalArgumentException`

### isReservedUserName

    public static boolean isReservedUserName(String aProviderDescription,
                                             String userName)

  Checks whether the `userName` specified is an optional reserved user name or whether the `userName` is a WLS special user name, neither of which will be allowed to be created by this provider.

  Parameters:
    `aProviderDescription` - the string identifying this authentication provider in the properties file.
    `userName` - the user name to evaluate
  Returns:
    true if userName is reserved by provider, else false

### validateGroupCallerRole

    public static void validateGroupCallerRole(String operationType,
                                               String targetUserName)

  Throws an exception if the caller is not in the proper role to perform the requested user management operation.

  Throws:
    `SecurityException`

### validateUserCallerRole

    public static void validateUserCallerRole(String operationType,
                                              String targetUserName)

  Throws an exception if the caller is not in the proper role to perform the requested user management operation.

  Throws:
    `SecurityException`

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