VaultCharSecret (Keycloak Docs Distribution 21.0.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultVaultCharSecret
```
public interface VaultCharSecret
extends AutoCloseable
```
A CharBuffer based representation of the secret obtained from the vault that supports automated cleanup of memory.

Author:

Stefan Guilhen

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`close()`	Destroys the secret in memory by e.g.
`Optional<CharBuffer>`	`get()`	Returns the secret enclosed in a `CharBuffer`.
`Optional<char[]>`	`getAsArray()`	Returns the secret in its `char[]` form.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
Optional<CharBuffer> get()
```
    Returns the secret enclosed in a CharBuffer.
    
    Returns:
    
    If the secret was successfully resolved by vault, returns an Optional containing the value returned by the vault as a CharBuffer (a valid value can be null), or an empty Optional
  - getAsArray
```
Optional<char[]> getAsArray()
```
    Returns the secret in its char[] form.
    
    Returns:
    
    If the secret was successfully resolved by vault, returns an Optional containing the value returned by the vault as a char[] (a valid value can be null), or an empty Optional.
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Destroys the secret in memory by e.g. overwriting it with random garbage.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable