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## BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 API Reference

## weblogic.security.spi
Interface SecurityProvider

All Known Subinterfaces:
  AdjudicationProvider, AdjudicationProviderV2, AuditProvider, AuthenticationProvider, AuthenticationProviderV2, AuthorizationProvider, CertPathProvider, CredentialProvider, CredentialProviderV2, DeployableAuthorizationProvider, DeployableAuthorizationProviderV2, DeployableCredentialProvider, DeployableRoleProvider, DeployableRoleProviderV2, RoleProvider, VersionableApplicationProvider

public interface SecurityProvider

The `SecurityProvider` interface is required of all security providers (WebLogic and custom) because it provides basic methods for their use in the WebLogic Server environment.

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Method Summary
`String` | `getDescription()` Gets a brief text description of the security provider.
`void` | `initialize(ProviderMBean providerMBean, SecurityServices securityServices)` Initializes the security provider.
`void` | `shutdown()` Shuts down the security provider.

Method Detail

### getDescription

    public String getDescription()

  Gets a brief text description of the security provider. For example, "Weblogic Authentication provider, version 1.0".

  Returns:
    a String describing this security provider.

### initialize

    public void initialize(ProviderMBean providerMBean,
                           SecurityServices securityServices)

  Initializes the security provider.

  Parameters:
    `providerMBean` - the MBean specific to the security provider that is used during initialization.

    `securityServices` - an object from which a security provider can get the `AuditorService`, which limits the security provider to using the `Auditor` object's `writeEvent` method.

  Throws:
    `SecurityException` - if the caller lacks appropriate permission for the operation.

### shutdown

    public void shutdown()

  Shuts down the security provider.

  Throws:
    `SecurityException` - if the caller lacks appropriate permission for the operation.

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