Package org.apache.commons.net.smtp

Enum AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD>

org.apache.commons.net.smtp.AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD>

Enclosing class:

AuthenticatingSMTPClient

public static enum AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD
extends Enum<AuthenticatingSMTPClient.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 non-standarized Microsoft LOGIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).
PLAIN	The standardized (RFC4616) PLAIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).
XOAUTH	XOAuth method which accepts a signed and base64ed OAuth URL.
XOAUTH2	XOAuth 2 method which accepts a signed and base64ed OAuth JSON.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static final String	getAuthName(AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD method)	Gets the name of the given authentication method suitable for the server.
static AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static AuthenticatingSMTPClient.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 AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD PLAIN

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

CRAM_MD5

public static final AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD CRAM_MD5

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

LOGIN

public static final AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD LOGIN

The non-standarized Microsoft LOGIN method, which sends the password unencrypted (insecure).

XOAUTH

public static final AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD XOAUTH

XOAuth method which accepts a signed and base64ed OAuth URL.

XOAUTH2

public static final AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD XOAUTH2

XOAuth 2 method which accepts a signed and base64ed OAuth JSON.

Method Details

values

public static AuthenticatingSMTPClient.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 AuthenticatingSMTPClient.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 static final String getAuthName(AuthenticatingSMTPClient.AUTH_METHOD method)

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

Parameters:

method - The authentication method to get the name for.

Returns:

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