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<pre>public interface <a href="../../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#line.30">LdapContextFactory</a></pre>
<div class="block">Interface that encapsulates the creation of <code>LdapContext</code> objects that are used by <a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/JndiLdapRealm.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.realm.ldap"><code>JndiLdapRealm</code></a>s to
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#getLdapContext(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)">getLdapContext</a></strong>(<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;principal,
<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;credentials)</code>
<div class="block">Creates (or retrieves from a pool) an <code>LdapContext</code> connection bound using the specified principal and
credentials.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#getLdapContext(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)">getLdapContext</a></strong>(<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;username,
<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;password)</code>
<div class="block"><strong>Deprecated.</strong>&nbsp;
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#getSystemLdapContext()">getSystemLdapContext</a></strong>()</code>
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anonymously if no system account is configured.</div>
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<pre><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a>&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#line.40">getSystemLdapContext</a>()
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<div class="block">Creates (or retrieves from a pool) a <code>LdapContext</code> connection bound using the system account, or
anonymously if no system account is configured.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a <code>LdapContext</code> bound by the system account, or bound anonymously if no system account
is configured.</dd>
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<dd><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/NamingException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming">NamingException</a></code> - if there is an error creating the context.</dd></dl>
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<pre><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Deprecated.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">@Deprecated</a>
<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a>&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#line.54">getLdapContext</a>(<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;username,
<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/String.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">String</a>&nbsp;password)
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<div class="block"><span class="strong">Deprecated.</span>&nbsp;<i>the <a href="../../../../../org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#getLdapContext(java.lang.Object, java.lang.Object)"><code>getLdapContext(Object, Object)</code></a> method should be used in all cases to ensure more than
String principals and credentials can be used.</i></div>
<div class="block">Creates (or retrieves from a pool) a <code>LdapContext</code> connection bound using the username and password
specified.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>username</code> - the username to use when creating the connection.</dd><dd><code>password</code> - the password to use when creating the connection.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>a <code>LdapContext</code> bound using the given username and password.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/NamingException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming">NamingException</a></code> - if there is an error creating the context.</dd></dl>
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<pre><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/ldap/LdapContext.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.ldap">LdapContext</a>&nbsp;<a href="../../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/realm/ldap/LdapContextFactory.html#line.75">getLdapContext</a>(<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;principal,
<a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a>&nbsp;credentials)
throws <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/NamingException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming">NamingException</a></pre>
<div class="block">Creates (or retrieves from a pool) an <code>LdapContext</code> connection bound using the specified principal and
credentials. The format of the principal and credentials are whatever is supported by the underlying
LDAP <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/spi/InitialContextFactory.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming.spi"><code>InitialContextFactory</code></a> implementation. The default Sun
(now Oracle) implementation supports
<a href="http://download-llnw.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/jndi/ldap/auth_mechs.html">anonymous, simple, and
SASL-based mechanisms</a>.
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This method was added in Shiro 1.1 to address the fact that principals and credentials can be more than just
<code>String</code> user DNs and passwords for connecting to LDAP. For example, the credentials can be an
<code>X.509</code> certificate.</div>
<dl><dt><span class="strong">Parameters:</span></dt><dd><code>principal</code> - the principal to use when acquiring a connection to the LDAP directory</dd><dd><code>credentials</code> - the credentials (password, X.509 certificate, etc) to use when acquiring a connection to the
LDAP directory</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the acquired <code>LdapContext</code> connection bound using the specified principal and credentials.</dd>
<dt><span class="strong">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/naming/NamingException.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.naming">NamingException</a></code> - if unable to acquire a connection.</dd><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>1.1</dd></dl>
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