net.jini.core.constraint

Class Confidentiality

java.lang.Object

net.jini.core.constraint.Confidentiality

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, InvocationConstraint

public final class Confidentiality
extends Object
implements InvocationConstraint, Serializable

Represents a constraint on the confidentiality of message contents.

Serialization for this class is guaranteed to produce instances that are comparable with ==.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static Confidentiality	NO Transmit message contents in the clear (no use of encryption).
static Confidentiality	YES Transmit message contents so that they cannot easily be interpreted by third parties (typically by using encryption).

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Confidentiality(AtomicSerial.GetArg arg) AtomicSerial constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	readResolve() Canonicalize so that == can be used.
String	toString() Returns a string representation of this object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

YES

public static final Confidentiality YES

Transmit message contents so that they cannot easily be interpreted by third parties (typically by using encryption). The mechanisms used to maintain confidentiality are not specified by this constraint.

NO

public static final Confidentiality NO

Transmit message contents in the clear (no use of encryption).

Normally this constraint should not be used unless there is an organizational policy that data must be transmitted in the clear.

Constructor Detail

Confidentiality

public Confidentiality(AtomicSerial.GetArg arg)
                throws IOException

AtomicSerial constructor.

Parameters:

arg - atomic deserialization parameter

Throws:

IOException - if there are I/O errors while reading from GetArg's underlying InputStream

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns a string representation of this object.

Overrides:

toString in class Object

readResolve

public Object readResolve()

Canonicalize so that == can be used.

Returns:

true for YES, false for NO.