Package org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.identity.backend

Interface IdentityBackend

All Superinterfaces:

org.apache.kerby.config.Configurable, IdentityService

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractIdentityBackend, MemoryIdentityBackend

public interface IdentityBackend
extends IdentityService, org.apache.kerby.config.Configurable

Identity backend for KDC, either internal embedded or external standalone.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	initialize()	Init work for the backend can be done here.
void	release()	Release the backend associated resources like connection.
void	start()	Start the backend and return soon after the backend or the connection to it is well prepared and ready for KDC to use.
void	stop()	Stop the backend.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.kerby.config.Configurable

getConfig, setConfig

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.identity.IdentityService

addIdentity, deleteIdentity, getIdentities, getIdentity, getIdentityAuthorizationData, startBatchTrans, supportBatchTrans, updateIdentity

Method Details

initialize

void initialize()
         throws org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.KrbException

Init work for the backend can be done here.

Throws:

org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.KrbException - e

start

void start()

Start the backend and return soon after the backend or the connection to it is well prepared and ready for KDC to use. Will be called during KDC startup.

stop

void stop()
   throws org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.KrbException

Stop the backend. Will be called during KDC stop.

Throws:

org.apache.kerby.kerberos.kerb.KrbException - e

release

void release()

Release the backend associated resources like connection. Will be called during KDC shutdown.