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## javax.security.sasl
Class AuthorizeCallback

    java.lang.Object
      javax.security.sasl.AuthorizeCallback

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Serializable, Callback

    public class AuthorizeCallback

extends Object
implements Callback, Serializable

This callback is used by `SaslServer` to determine whether one entity (identified by an authenticated authentication id) can act on behalf of another entity (identified by an authorization id).

Since:
  1.5
See Also:
  Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
`AuthorizeCallback(String authnID, String authzID)` Constructs an instance of `AuthorizeCallback`.

Method Summary
`String` | `getAuthenticationID()` Returns the authentication id to check.
`String` | `getAuthorizationID()` Returns the authorization id to check.
`String` | `getAuthorizedID()` Returns the id of the authorized user.
`boolean` | `isAuthorized()` Determines whether the authentication id is allowed to act on behalf of the authorization id.
`void` | `setAuthorized(boolean ok)` Sets whether the authorization is allowed.
`void` | `setAuthorizedID(String id)` Sets the id of the authorized entity.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

### AuthorizeCallback

    public AuthorizeCallback(String authnID,
                             String authzID)

  Constructs an instance of `AuthorizeCallback`.

  Parameters:
    `authnID` - The (authenticated) authentication id.
    `authzID` - The authorization id.

Method Detail

### getAuthenticationID

    public String getAuthenticationID()

  Returns the authentication id to check.

  Returns:
    The authentication id to check.

### getAuthorizationID

    public String getAuthorizationID()

  Returns the authorization id to check.

  Returns:
    The authentication id to check.

### isAuthorized

    public boolean isAuthorized()

  Determines whether the authentication id is allowed to act on behalf of the authorization id.

  Returns:
    `true` if authorization is allowed; `false` otherwise
  See Also:
    `setAuthorized(boolean)`, `getAuthorizedID()`

### setAuthorized

    public void setAuthorized(boolean ok)

  Sets whether the authorization is allowed.

  Parameters:
    `ok` - `true` if authorization is allowed; `false` otherwise
  See Also:
    `isAuthorized()`, `setAuthorizedID(java.lang.String)`

### getAuthorizedID

    public String getAuthorizedID()

  Returns the id of the authorized user.

  Returns:
    The id of the authorized user. `null` means the authorization failed.
  See Also:
    `setAuthorized(boolean)`, `setAuthorizedID(java.lang.String)`

### setAuthorizedID

    public void setAuthorizedID(String id)

  Sets the id of the authorized entity. Called by handler only when the id is different from getAuthorizationID(). For example, the id might need to be canonicalized for the environment in which it will be used.

  Parameters:
    `id` - The id of the authorized user.
  See Also:
    `setAuthorized(boolean)`, `getAuthorizedID()`

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