# Class GSSUtil

java.lang.Object
com.sun.security.jgss.GSSUtil

public class GSSUtil extends Object
GSS-API Utilities for use in conjunction with the JDK implementation of Java GSS-API.

Since:
  1.4

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`static Subject`
`createSubject(GSSName principals, GSSCredential credentials)`
Use this method to convert a `GSSName` and `GSSCredential` into a `Subject`.

### Methods declared in class Object

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

## Method Details

### createSubject

public static Subject createSubject(GSSName principals, GSSCredential credentials)
Use this method to convert a `GSSName` and `GSSCredential` into a `Subject`. Typically this would be used by a server that wants to impersonate a client. The elements from the `GSSName` are placed in the principals set of this `Subject` and those from the `GSSCredential` are placed in the private credentials set of the `Subject`. Any Kerberos specific elements that are added to the subject will be instances of the standard Kerberos implementation classes defined in `javax.security.auth.kerberos`.

Parameters:
  `principals` - a `GSSName` containing one or more mechanism specific representations of the same entity. These mechanism specific representations will be populated in the returned `Subject`'s principal set.
  `credentials` - a `GSSCredential` containing one or more mechanism specific credentials for the same entity. These mechanism specific credentials will be populated in the returned `Subject`'s private credential set. Passing in a value of `null` will imply that the private credential set should be left empty.
Returns:
  a `Subject` with the entries that contain elements from the given `GSSName` and `GSSCredential`.