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authenticateComponents:withData:

Returns a Boolean value that indicates whether given authentication data is valid for a given set of components.

Declaration

- (BOOL) authenticateComponents:(NSArray *) components withData:(NSData *) signature;

Parameters

  • components:

    An array that contains NSData and NSPort objects belonging to an NSPortMessage object. See the Portmessage class specification for more information.

  • signature:

    Authentication data created by the delegate of the peer NSConnection object with Authenticationdataforcomponents:.

Return Value

true if the signature provided is valid for components, otherwise false.

Discussion

Use this message for validation of incoming messages. An NSConnection object raises an NSFailedAuthenticationException on receipt of a remote message the delegate doesn’t authenticate.

See Also

Related Documentation

  • Distributed Objects Programming Topics

Authenticating