org.ldaptive.ad

Class SecurityIdentifier

java.lang.Object

org.ldaptive.ad.SecurityIdentifier

public final class SecurityIdentifier
extends Object

Class to represent an active directory SID. Provides conversion from binary to string and vice versa.

Author:

Middleware Services

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static byte[]	toBytes(String sid) Converts the supplied SID to it's binary format.
static String	toString(byte[] sid) Converts the supplied SID to it's string format.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

toString

public static String toString(byte[] sid)

Converts the supplied SID to it's string format.

Parameters:

sid - to convert

Returns:

string format of the SID

toBytes

public static byte[] toBytes(String sid)

Converts the supplied SID to it's binary format.

Parameters:

sid - to convert

Returns:

binary format of the SID