Class WebSecurityHelper


  • public class WebSecurityHelper
    extends java.lang.Object
    Provides methods to perform security functions for web applications.
    Since:
    WAS 8.0
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static java.lang.String getJwtCookieName()
      Extracts the JWT cookie name for use on downstream web invocations.
      static javax.servlet.http.Cookie getSSOCookieFromSSOToken()
      Extracts the SSO token from the subject of current thread and builds an SSO cookie out of it for use on downstream web invocations.
      static java.lang.String getSSOCookieName()
      Extracts the SSO cookie name for use on downstream web invocations.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • WebSecurityHelper

        public WebSecurityHelper()
    • Method Detail

      • getSSOCookieFromSSOToken

        public static javax.servlet.http.Cookie getSSOCookieFromSSOToken()
                                                                  throws java.lang.Exception
        Extracts the SSO token from the subject of current thread and builds an SSO cookie out of it for use on downstream web invocations. The caller must check for null return value.

        When the returned value is not null use Cookie methods getName() and getValue() to set the Cookie header on an HTTP request with header value of Cookie.getName()=Cookie.getValue()

        Returns:
        an object of type javax.servlet.http.Cookie. May return null.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception
      • getSSOCookieName

        public static java.lang.String getSSOCookieName()
                                                 throws java.lang.Exception
        Extracts the SSO cookie name for use on downstream web invocations. Return null when the service is not started or activated.
        Returns:
        a String.
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception
      • getJwtCookieName

        public static java.lang.String getJwtCookieName()
        Extracts the JWT cookie name for use on downstream web invocations. Return null when the service is not started or activated.
        Returns:
        a String.