org.springframework.security.web.authentication.switchuser
Class SwitchUserGrantedAuthority

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.security.core.authority.GrantedAuthorityImpl
      org.springframework.security.web.authentication.switchuser.SwitchUserGrantedAuthority

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, GrantedAuthority

public class SwitchUserGrantedAuthority
extends GrantedAuthorityImpl

Custom GrantedAuthority used by SwitchUserFilter

Stores the Authentication object of the original user to be used later when 'exiting' from a user switch.

Version:

$Id: SwitchUserGrantedAuthority.java 3928 2009-10-07 14:43:55Z ltaylor $

Author:

Mark St.Godard

See Also:

SwitchUserFilter, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SwitchUserGrantedAuthority(String role, Authentication source)

Method Summary

Authentication

getSource() Returns the original user associated with a successful user switch.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.security.core.authority.GrantedAuthorityImpl

compareTo, equals, getAuthority, hashCode, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SwitchUserGrantedAuthority

public SwitchUserGrantedAuthority(String role,
                                  Authentication source)

Method Detail

getSource

public Authentication getSource()

Returns the original user associated with a successful user switch.

Returns:

The original Authentication object of the switched user.