org.ldaptive.ad

Class SecurityIdentifier

java.lang.Object

org.ldaptive.ad.SecurityIdentifier

public final class SecurityIdentifier
extends Object

Class to represent an active directory SID. Provides conversion from binary to string and vice versa.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	SecurityIdentifier() Default constructor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
private static long	getLong(ByteBuffer buffer, boolean bigEndian) Reads a long from the supplied byte buffer.
private static void	putLong(ByteBuffer buffer, long value, boolean bigEndian) Writes a long into the supplied byte buffer.
static byte[]	toBytes(String sid) Converts the supplied SID to it's binary format.
static String	toString(byte[] sid) Converts the supplied SID to it's string format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SecurityIdentifier

private SecurityIdentifier()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(byte[] sid)

Converts the supplied SID to it's string format.

Parameters:

sid - to convert

Returns:

string format of the SID

toBytes

public static byte[] toBytes(String sid)

Converts the supplied SID to it's binary format.

Parameters:

sid - to convert

Returns:

binary format of the SID

getLong

private static long getLong(ByteBuffer buffer,
                            boolean bigEndian)

Reads a long from the supplied byte buffer. The byte buffer limit must be set appropriately by the caller.

Parameters:

buffer - to read long from

bigEndian - whether to read the bytes as big endian

Returns:

long value

putLong

private static void putLong(ByteBuffer buffer,
                            long value,
                            boolean bigEndian)

Writes a long into the supplied byte buffer. The byte buffer limit must be set appropriately by the caller.

Parameters:

buffer - to write long to

value - to write

bigEndian - whether to write the bytes as big endian