org.apache.commons.net.pop3
Enum ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD

java.lang.Object
  extended by java.lang.Enum<ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD>
      extended by org.apache.commons.net.pop3.ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Comparable<ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD>
Enclosing class:
ExtendedPOP3Client

public static enum ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD
extends Enum<ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD>

The enumeration of currently-supported authentication methods.


Enum Constant Summary
CRAM_MD5
          The standarised (RFC2195) CRAM-MD5 method, which doesn't send the password (secure).
PLAIN
          The standarised (RFC4616) PLAIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).
 
Method Summary
 String getAuthName()
          Gets the name of the given authentication method suitable for the server.
static ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD valueOf(String name)
          Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static ExtendedPOP3Client.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 Detail

PLAIN

public static final ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD PLAIN
The standarised (RFC4616) PLAIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).


CRAM_MD5

public static final ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD CRAM_MD5
The standarised (RFC2195) CRAM-MD5 method, which doesn't send the password (secure).

Method Detail

values

public static ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD[] values()
Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:
for (ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD c : ExtendedPOP3Client.AUTH_METHOD.values())
    System.out.println(c);

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

valueOf

public static ExtendedPOP3Client.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.


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