org.apache.sling.distribution.transport

Interface DistributionTransportSecret

public interface DistributionTransportSecret

The secret to be transported for authenticating transport layer connecting two instances.

Secrets can take different forms, like e.g. username and password, tokens, public keys, etc. and are meant to be used by transport implementations used by distribution agents.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>	asCredentialsMap() Get the secret as a Map of credentials, this can contain, for example, entries holding information about username and password for HTTP authentication.

Method Detail

asCredentialsMap

java.util.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String> asCredentialsMap()

Get the secret as a Map of credentials, this can contain, for example, entries holding information about username and password for HTTP authentication.

Returns:

the credentials as a Map, or null if secret cannot be represented in terms of a set of key -> value entries