com.ibm.itim.apps.identity
Class ChallengesAndResponses

java.lang.Object
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public class ChallengesAndResponses

extends java.lang.Object

ChallengesAndResponses object to hold a user's challenges and responses. A wrapper for a Map where keys are challenges (String) and values are responses (also String).

See Also:

ChallengeResponseManager.setChallengesAndResponses(ChallengesAndResponses)

Constructor Summary

ChallengesAndResponses(java.util.Map challengesAndResponses)
Creates a ChallengesAndResponses from a Map.

Method Summary

void	addChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge, java.lang.String response) Adds a challenge and corresponding response to this ChallengesAndResponses.
java.util.Collection	getChallenges() Returns a users challenges.
java.util.Map	getChallengesAndResponses() Returns all challenges and responses in this ChallengesAndResponses in a Map where keys are challenges (String) and values are responses (hashed String).
void	modifyChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge, java.lang.String response) Modifies the response to a challenge in this ChallengesAndResponses.
void	removeChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge) Removes a challenge and its response from this ChallengesAndResponses.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ChallengesAndResponses

public ChallengesAndResponses(java.util.Map challengesAndResponses)

Creates a ChallengesAndResponses from a Map.

Parameters:

challengesAndResponses - a Map where the keys are challenges (String) and the values are responses (hashed String). Note: If the client of the API creates this object, the responses are assumed to be hashed and then base64 encoded. Make sure to use the same message digest algorithm used by ITIM by looking the property "enrole.encryption.passwordDigest" in enRole.properties file.

See Also:

MessageDigest

Method Detail

getChallenges

public java.util.Collection getChallenges()

Returns a users challenges.

Returns:

Collection of String, a user's configured challenges.

addChallengeResponse

public void addChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge,
                                 java.lang.String response)

Adds a challenge and corresponding response to this ChallengesAndResponses.

Parameters:

challenge - a plain text String that defines a single challenge, namely a question or sentence.

response - a plain text String that is the answer to the challenge.

modifyChallengeResponse

public void modifyChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge,
                                    java.lang.String response)

Modifies the response to a challenge in this ChallengesAndResponses.

Parameters:

challenge - a plain text String that defines a single challenge, namely a question or sentence.

response - the new plain text String that is the answer to the challenge. Replaces the existing response in this ChallengesAndResponses.

removeChallengeResponse

public void removeChallengeResponse(java.lang.String challenge)

Removes a challenge and its response from this ChallengesAndResponses.

Parameters:

challenge - the challenge to remove from this ChallengesAndResponses.

getChallengesAndResponses

public java.util.Map getChallengesAndResponses()

Returns all challenges and responses in this ChallengesAndResponses in a Map where keys are challenges (String) and values are responses (hashed String).

Returns:

a Map of challenges and responses where keys are challenges (String) and values are responses (hashed String).