# Uses of Interface
org.ietf.jgss.GSSName

Packages that use GSSName
Package
Description
com.sun.security.jgss
This package defines classes and interfaces for the JDK extensions to the GSS-API.
org.ietf.jgss
This package presents a framework that allows application developers to make use of security services like authentication, data integrity and data confidentiality from a variety of underlying security mechanisms like Kerberos, using a unified API.

## Uses of GSSName in com.sun.security.jgss

Methods in com.sun.security.jgss with parameters of type GSSName
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static Subject`
GSSUtil.`createSubject(GSSName principals, GSSCredential credentials)`
Use this method to convert a GSSName and GSSCredential into a Subject.
`GSSCredential`
ExtendedGSSCredential.`impersonate(GSSName name)`
Impersonates a principal.

## Uses of GSSName in org.ietf.jgss

Methods in org.ietf.jgss that return GSSName
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`GSSName`
GSSName.`canonicalize(Oid mech)`
Creates a name that is canonicalized for some mechanism.
`abstract GSSName`
GSSManager.`createName(byte[] name, Oid nameType)`
Factory method to convert a byte array containing a name from the specified namespace to a GSSName object.
`abstract GSSName`
GSSManager.`createName(byte[] name, Oid nameType, Oid mech)`
Factory method to convert a byte array containing a name from the specified namespace to a GSSName object and canonicalize it at the same time for a mechanism.
`abstract GSSName`
GSSManager.`createName(String nameStr, Oid nameType)`
Factory method to convert a string name from the specified namespace to a GSSName object.
`abstract GSSName`
GSSManager.`createName(String nameStr, Oid nameType, Oid mech)`
Factory method to convert a string name from the specified namespace to a GSSName object and canonicalize it at the same time for a mechanism.
`GSSName`
GSSCredential.`getName()`
Retrieves the name of the entity that the credential asserts.
`GSSName`
GSSCredential.`getName(Oid mech)`
Retrieves a Mechanism Name of the entity that the credential asserts.
`GSSName`
GSSContext.`getSrcName()`
Returns the name of the context initiator.
`GSSName`
GSSContext.`getTargName()`
Returns the name of the context acceptor.
Methods in org.ietf.jgss with parameters of type GSSName
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`void`
GSSCredential.`add(GSSName name, int initLifetime, int acceptLifetime, Oid mech, int usage)`
Adds a mechanism specific credential-element to an existing credential.
`abstract GSSContext`
GSSManager.`createContext(GSSName peer, Oid mech, GSSCredential myCred, int lifetime)`
Factory method for creating a context on the initiator's side.
`abstract GSSCredential`
GSSManager.`createCredential(GSSName name, int lifetime, Oid[] mechs, int usage)`
Factory method for acquiring credentials over a set of mechanisms.
`abstract GSSCredential`
GSSManager.`createCredential(GSSName name, int lifetime, Oid mech, int usage)`
Factory method for acquiring a single mechanism credential.
`boolean`
GSSName.`equals(GSSName another)`
Compares two `GSSName` objects to determine if they refer to the same entity.