Package com.storedobject.common

Class LDAP.User

java.lang.Object

com.storedobject.common.LDAP.User

Enclosing class:

LDAP

public class LDAP.User
extends Object

Represents an LDAP user with attributes fetched from an LDAP directory. This class provides methods to access user properties, convert the user into a string representation, and allows password modification for the user.

Author:

Syam

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
User(Attributes attr)	Constructs a new User instance by extracting values from the provided Attributes object.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	changePassword(String oldPass, String newPass)	Updates the password for the user stored in the LDAP directory.
String	getCommonName()	Retrieves the common name of the user.
String	getDistinguishedName()	Retrieves the distinguished name of the user.
String	getUserPrincipal()	Retrieves the user principal name for this user.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

User

public User(Attributes attr)
     throws NamingException

Constructs a new User instance by extracting values from the provided Attributes object.

Parameters:

attr - the Attributes object containing user attributes, such as user principal name, common name, and distinguished name. Must not be null, and must include the required attributes.

Throws:

NamingException - if an error occurs while accessing attributes from the provided Attributes object.

Method Details

getUserPrincipal

public String getUserPrincipal()

Retrieves the user principal name for this user.

Returns:

the user principal name as a String.

getCommonName

public String getCommonName()

Retrieves the common name of the user.

Returns:

the common name as a String.

getDistinguishedName

public String getDistinguishedName()

Retrieves the distinguished name of the user.

Returns:

the distinguished name as a String.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

changePassword

public void changePassword(String oldPass,
 String newPass)
                    throws Exception

Updates the password for the user stored in the LDAP directory. This method attempts to change the user's password by first removing the old password and then adding the new password using LDAP modify operations. It establishes an SSL/TLS connection with the LDAP server during the process.

Parameters:

oldPass - the current password of the user. Must not be null or empty.

newPass - the new password to set for the user. Must meet the LDAP server's password policy.

Throws:

Exception - if an error occurs during the password change process, such as connection issues, SSL configuration errors, or password policy violations.