org.springframework.security.remoting.dns
Interface DnsResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

JndiDnsResolver

public interface DnsResolver

Helper class for DNS operations.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

String	resolveIpAddress(String hostname) Resolves the IP Address (A record) to the specified host name.
String	resolveServiceEntry(String serviceType, String domain) Resolves the host name for the specified service in the specified domain
String	resolveServiceIpAddress(String serviceType, String domain) Resolves the host name for the specified service and then the IP Address for this host in one call.

Method Detail

resolveIpAddress

String resolveIpAddress(String hostname)
                        throws DnsEntryNotFoundException,
                               DnsLookupException

Resolves the IP Address (A record) to the specified host name. Throws DnsEntryNotFoundException if there is no record.

Parameters:

hostname - The hostname for which you need the IP Address

Returns:

IP Address as a String

Throws:

DnsEntryNotFoundException - No record found

DnsLookupException - Unknown DNS error

resolveServiceEntry

String resolveServiceEntry(String serviceType,
                           String domain)
                           throws DnsEntryNotFoundException,
                                  DnsLookupException

Resolves the host name for the specified service in the specified domain

For example, if you need the host name for an LDAP server running in the domain springsource.com, you would call resolveServiceEntry("ldap", "springsource.com").

The DNS server needs to provide the service records for this, in the example above, it would look like this:

_ldap._tcp.springsource.com IN SRV 10 0 88 ldap.springsource.com.

The method will return the record with highest priority (which means the lowest number in the DNS record) and if there are more than one records with the same priority, it will return the one with the highest weight. You will find more informatione about DNS service records at Wikipedia.

Parameters:

serviceType - The service type you are searching for, e.g. ldap, kerberos, ...

domain - The domain, in which you are searching for the service

Returns:

The hostname of the service

Throws:

DnsEntryNotFoundException - No record found

DnsLookupException - Unknown DNS error

resolveServiceIpAddress

String resolveServiceIpAddress(String serviceType,
                               String domain)
                               throws DnsEntryNotFoundException,
                                      DnsLookupException

Resolves the host name for the specified service and then the IP Address for this host in one call.

Parameters:

serviceType - The service type you are searching for, e.g. ldap, kerberos, ...

domain - The domain, in which you are searching for the service

Returns:

IP Address of the service

Throws:

DnsEntryNotFoundException - No record found

DnsLookupException - Unknown DNS error

See Also:

resolveServiceEntry(String, String), resolveIpAddress(String)