com.vmware.vcloud.api.rest.client

Interface ClientCredentials

All Known Implementing Classes:

VcdBasicLoginCredentials, VcdBearerLoginCredentials, VcdMultisiteLoginCredentials, VcdSignLoginCredentials

public interface ClientCredentials

Abstract credentials for use in authenticating REST/HTTP sessions.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getHeaderName() Returns the name of the HTTP header used for authentication in a REST request
String	getHeaderValue() Renders client authentication credentials in a form suitable to be used as the value in a header whose name is returned by getHeaderName()
boolean	supportsSessionless() Indicates whether the ClientCredentials supports session-less requests.

Method Detail

getHeaderName

String getHeaderName()

Returns the name of the HTTP header used for authentication in a REST request

getHeaderValue

String getHeaderValue()

Renders client authentication credentials in a form suitable to be used as the value in a header whose name is returned by getHeaderName()

supportsSessionless

boolean supportsSessionless()

Indicates whether the ClientCredentials supports session-less requests. No explicit login is required for session-less ClientCredentials.

Returns:

true if ClientCredentials supports session-less requests