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Class ajanta.util.Ticket 

java.lang.Object
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   +----ajanta.util.Ticket
public class Ticket
extends Object
implements Serializable
The Ticket class represents a type of capability required by clients to invoke services which require authentication. It contains the ticket holder's name (URN) along with its signature on a nonce, i.e. a challenge which was previously sent to it by the service. It can optionally contain anothe nonce of its own, which challenges the service to prove its identity.

See Also:
Ticketing

Variable Index

o challenge
o signature
o signer

Constructor Index

o Ticket(Ticket, URN, PrivateKey)
This constructor takes as parameter a Ticket object which has been sent to the client by a server, and extracts the nonce contained in it.
o Ticket(URN, byte[], int)

Method Index

o toString()
Converts the Ticket object to a String representation suitable for printing onto the screen.

Variables

o signer 
 public URN signer
o signature 
 public byte signature[]
o challenge 
 public int challenge

Constructors

o Ticket 
 public Ticket(URN u,
               byte s[],
               int n)
o Ticket 
 public Ticket(Ticket t,
               URN signer,
               PrivateKey key) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException, InvalidKeyException, SignatureException
This constructor takes as parameter a Ticket object which has been sent to the client by a server, and extracts the nonce contained in it. This nonce is signed using the given private key, and stored in this new Ticket object. Also, the nonce contained in the original Ticket is then incremented, so that the Ticket can be reused for future interactions with the same service.

Parameters:
t - The original Ticket containing the nonce to be signed.
signer - The name of the client, to be inserted into the Ticket being constructed here.
key - The private key to be used for signing the nonce.

Methods

o toString 
 public String toString()
Converts the Ticket object to a String representation suitable for printing onto the screen.

Overrides:
toString in class Object 
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