public
interface
Refreshable
| javax.security.auth.Refreshable |
 Known Indirect Subclasses
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Class Overview
Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to refresh itself. For example, a credential with a particular time-restricted lifespan may implement this interface to allow callers to refresh the time period for which it is valid.
See Also
Summary
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Determine if this
Object is current. | |||||||||||
Update or extend the validity period for this
Object. | |||||||||||
Public Methods
public abstract boolean isCurrent ()
Determine if this Object is current.
Returns
- true if this
Objectis currently current, false otherwise.
public abstract void refresh ()
Update or extend the validity period for this
Object.
Throws
| SecurityException | if the caller does not have permission
to update or extend the validity period for this
Object. |
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| RefreshFailedException | if the refresh attempt failed. |