ajanta.agent
Class Credentials

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--ajanta.agent.Credentials

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable

public class Credentials

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.io.Serializable

This class represents the credential object carried by each agent object. It is used as a tamperproof identiy of the agent. It is signed by the owner's or creator's DSA key.

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

ajanta.naming.URN	codeBase This is the URN of the server which will be contacted for the agent's classes.
ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity	creator Agent creator's identity object.
java.security.PublicKey	encryptKey Agent's El-Gamal key for any encrypted communication.
ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity	guardian Agent guardian's identity object.
ajanta.naming.URN	name This URN is the name of the agent.
ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity	owner Agent owner's identity object.
java.security.PublicKey	verifyKey Agent's DSA key for signing.

Constructor Summary

Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner, ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator, ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity guardian, ajanta.naming.URN name, ajanta.naming.URN codeBase)
Constructor - creator is used as the guardian and no public keys are specified.

Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner, ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator, ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity guardian, ajanta.naming.URN name, ajanta.naming.URN codeBase, java.security.PublicKey encryptKey, java.security.PublicKey verifyKey)
Constructor - creator is used as the guardian.

Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner, ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator, ajanta.naming.URN name, ajanta.naming.URN codeBase)
Constructor - creator is used as the guardian and no public keys are specified.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

name

public ajanta.naming.URN name

This URN is the name of the agent.

encryptKey

public java.security.PublicKey encryptKey

Agent's El-Gamal key for any encrypted communication.

verifyKey

public java.security.PublicKey verifyKey

Agent's DSA key for signing.

owner

public ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner

Agent owner's identity object.

creator

public ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator

Agent creator's identity object.

guardian

public ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity guardian

Agent guardian's identity object.

codeBase

public ajanta.naming.URN codeBase

This is the URN of the server which will be contacted for the agent's classes.

Constructor Detail

Credentials

public Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner,
                   ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator,
                   ajanta.naming.URN name,
                   ajanta.naming.URN codeBase)

Constructor - creator is used as the guardian and no public keys are specified.

Parameters:

owner - Agent owner's identity object

creator - Agent creator's identity object.

name - agent's URN

codeBase - code base URN

Credentials

public Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner,
                   ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator,
                   ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity guardian,
                   ajanta.naming.URN name,
                   ajanta.naming.URN codeBase)

Constructor - creator is used as the guardian and no public keys are specified.

Parameters:

owner - Agent owner's identity object

creator - Agent creator's identity object.

guardian - Agent guardian's identity object.

name - agent's URN

codeBase - code base URN

Credentials

public Credentials(ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity owner,
                   ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity creator,
                   ajanta.util.AjantaIdentity guardian,
                   ajanta.naming.URN name,
                   ajanta.naming.URN codeBase,
                   java.security.PublicKey encryptKey,
                   java.security.PublicKey verifyKey)

Constructor - creator is used as the guardian.

Parameters:

owner - Agent owner's identity object

creator - Agent creator's identity object.

guardian - Agent guardian's identity object.

name - agent's URN

codeBase - code base URN

encryptKey - El-Gamal public keys.

verifyKey - DSA public keys.