Package org.apache.commons.net.imap

Enum AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD>

org.apache.commons.net.imap.AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD>

Enclosing class:

AuthenticatingIMAPClient

public static enum AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD
extends Enum<AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD>

The enumeration of currently-supported authentication methods.

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
CRAM_MD5	The standardized (RFC2195) CRAM-MD5 method, which doesn't send the password (secure).
LOGIN	The standardized Microsoft LOGIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).
PLAIN	The standardized (RFC4616) PLAIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).
XOAUTH	XOAUTH
XOAUTH2	XOAUTH 2

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final String	getAuthName()	Gets the name of the given authentication method suitable for the server.
static AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

PLAIN

public static final AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD PLAIN

The standardized (RFC4616) PLAIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).

CRAM_MD5

public static final AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD CRAM_MD5

The standardized (RFC2195) CRAM-MD5 method, which doesn't send the password (secure).

LOGIN

public static final AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD LOGIN

The standardized Microsoft LOGIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).

XOAUTH

public static final AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD XOAUTH

XOAUTH

XOAUTH2

public static final AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD XOAUTH2

XOAUTH 2

Method Details

values

public static AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static AuthenticatingIMAPClient.AUTH_METHOD valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null

getAuthName

public final String getAuthName()

Gets the name of the given authentication method suitable for the server.

Returns:

The name of the given authentication method suitable for the server.