Package jakarta.security.auth.message

This package defines the core interfaces of Jakarta Authentication. The SPI defines the interfaces by which pluggable authentication mechanisms (aka message authentication modules) may be configured and invoked by a container (aka message processing runtimes). The term "message" in this context derives from Message Level Security (MLS) vs Transport Level Security (TLS).

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ClientAuth	An implementation of this interface is used to secure service request messages, and validate received service response messages.
MessageInfo	A container (message processing runtime) uses this interface to pass messages and message processing state to authentication contexts for processing by authentication mechanisms (modules).
MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy	This interface is used to represent message authentication policy.
MessagePolicy.Target	This interface is used to represent and perform message targeting.
ServerAuth	An implementation of this interface is used to validate received service request messages, and to secure service response messages.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AuthStatus	The AuthStatus class is used to represent return values from Authentication modules and Authentication Contexts.
MessagePolicy	This class defines a message authentication policy.
MessagePolicy.TargetPolicy	This class defines the message protection policies for specific Targets.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
AuthException	A generic authentication exception.