javax.mail
Class Authenticator

java.lang.Object
  javax.mail.Authenticator

public abstract class Authenticator
extends Object

Callback object that can be used to obtain password information during authentication. This normally occurs by prompting the user for a password or retrieving it from secure storage.

Version:

1.4

Author:

Chris Burdess

Constructor Summary

Authenticator()

Method Summary

protected String	getDefaultUserName() Returns the default user name.
protected PasswordAuthentication	getPasswordAuthentication() Called when password authentication is needed.
protected int	getRequestingPort() Returns the port used in the request.
protected String	getRequestingPrompt() Returns the user prompt string for the request.
protected String	getRequestingProtocol() Returns the protocol for the request.
protected InetAddress	getRequestingSite() Returns the IP address of the request host, or null if not available.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Authenticator

public Authenticator()

Method Detail

getDefaultUserName

protected final String getDefaultUserName()

Returns the default user name.

getPasswordAuthentication

protected PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()

Called when password authentication is needed. This method should be overridden by subclasses.

getRequestingPort

protected final int getRequestingPort()

Returns the port used in the request.

getRequestingPrompt

protected final String getRequestingPrompt()

Returns the user prompt string for the request.

getRequestingProtocol

protected final String getRequestingProtocol()

Returns the protocol for the request.

getRequestingSite

protected final InetAddress getRequestingSite()

Returns the IP address of the request host, or null if not available.