ExtendedGSSCredential

All Superinterfaces:

Cloneable, GSSCredential
```
public interface ExtendedGSSCredential
extends GSSCredential
```
The extended GSSCredential interface for supporting additional functionalities not defined by org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential.

Since:

1.8

- Field Summary
  - Fields inherited from interface org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential
    ACCEPT_ONLY, DEFAULT_LIFETIME, INDEFINITE_LIFETIME, INITIATE_AND_ACCEPT, INITIATE_ONLY
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  GSSCredential impersonate(GSSName name)
  Impersonates a principal.
  - Methods inherited from interface org.ietf.jgss.GSSCredential
    add, dispose, equals, getMechs, getName, getName, getRemainingAcceptLifetime, getRemainingInitLifetime, getRemainingLifetime, getUsage, getUsage, hashCode

- Method Detail
  - impersonate
```
GSSCredential impersonate(GSSName name)
                   throws GSSException
```
    Impersonates a principal. In Kerberos, this can be implemented using the Microsoft S4U2self extension.
    A GSSException.NO_CRED will be thrown if the impersonation fails. A GSSException.FAILURE will be thrown if the impersonation method is not available to this credential object.
    
    Parameters:
    
    name - the name of the principal to impersonate
    
    Returns:
    
    a credential for that principal
    
    Throws:
    
    GSSException - containing the following major error codes: GSSException.NO_CRED GSSException.FAILURE