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accept() - Method in interface javax.management.remote.generic.MessageConnectionServer

Listens for a connection to be made to this server and accepts it.

accessUsmUserTable() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.UsmUser

Access the "UsmUserTable" variable.

accessUsmUserTable() - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.UsmUserMBean

Access the "UsmUserTable" variable.

ACL_FILE - Static variable in class com.sun.jdmk.JdmkProperties

Deprecated. use JdmkProperties instead.

activateEncryption() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpEngineParameters

Activate SNMP V3 encryption.

active - Static variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.EnumRowStatus

This value corresponds to the active RowStatus, as defined in RFC 2579 from SMIv2: active indicates that the conceptual row is available for use by the managed device;

add(UnsignedLong) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.UnsignedLong

Return an UnsignedLong that is equal mod 2⁶⁴ to this + x.

add(SnmpOidTable) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOidDatabase

Adds an SnmpOidTable object in this SnmpOidDatabase.

add(SnmpOidTable) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOidDatabaseSupport

Adds a SnmpOidTable object in this SnmpOidDatabase.

ADD_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_OBJECTNAME - Static variable in class javax.management.remote.message.MBeanServerRequestMessage

Identifier for the method MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object).

ADD_NOTIFICATION_LISTENERS - Static variable in class javax.management.remote.message.MBeanServerRequestMessage

Identifier for the method MBeanServerConnection.addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object).

addAlgorithm(SnmpUsmAlgorithm) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmAlgorithmManager

Adds an algorithm.

addClassLoader(ClassLoader) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.ClassLoaderRepositorySupport

Deprecated.

addClassLoader(ObjectName, ClassLoader) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.ClassLoaderRepositorySupport

Deprecated.

addClassLoader(ClassLoader) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.ModifiableClassLoaderRepository

Add an anonymous ClassLoader to the repository.

addClassLoader(ObjectName, ClassLoader) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.ModifiableClassLoaderRepository

Add a named ClassLoader to the repository.

addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.BasicMBeanServerConnectionFactory

addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.LocalMBeanServerConnectionFactory

This implementation does nothing.

addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.MBeanServerConnectionFactory

Adds a listener to be informed of changes in connection status.

addConnectionNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class javax.management.remote.generic.GenericConnector

addEngine(SnmpEngineId) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmLcd

Adds an unknown received engine Id to the Lcd.

addEngine(SnmpEngineId) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmPasswordLcd

Does nothing in our case.

addEntry(SnmpOid, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibTable

Add a new entry in this SnmpMibTable.

addEntry(SnmpOid, ObjectName, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibTable

Add a new entry in this SnmpMibTable.

addEntry(SnmpIndex, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport

Add an entry in this table.

addEntry(SnmpIndex, ObjectName, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport

Add an entry in this table.

addEntry(UsmUserEntryMBean) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.TableUsmUserTable

Add a new entry to the table.

addEntry(UsmUserEntryMBean, ObjectName) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.TableUsmUserTable

Add a new entry to the table.

addEntry(SnmpOid, ObjectName, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.UsmUserTableMeta

addEntryCb(int, SnmpOid, ObjectName, Object, SnmpMibTable) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableCallbackHandler

This method is called by the SNMP runtime after a new entry has been added to the table.

addEntryCb(int, SnmpOid, ObjectName, Object, SnmpMibTable) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport

This callback is called by the associated metadata object when a new table entry has been registered in the table metadata.

addEntryCb(int, SnmpOid, ObjectName, Object, SnmpMibTable) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.TableUsmUserTableImpl

addHeartBeatNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.GenericHttpConnectorClient

Deprecated. Adds the specified heartbeat listener to receive heartbeat notifications from this connector client.

addHeartBeatNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.comm.HeartBeatClientHandler

Adds the specified heartbeat listener to receive heartbeat notifications from this connector client.

addHeartBeatNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.RmiConnectorClient

Deprecated. Adds the specified heartbeat listener to receive heartbeat notifications from this connector client.

addInformListener(SnmpInformListener) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpEventReportDispatcher

Adds an inform request listener to this SnmpEventReportDispatcher.

addInMBeanServer(MBeanServer) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.usmmib.UsmUserEntryImpl

Register this entry in the MBean server.

addInstance(long) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBind

Adds an instance part to the OID in the SnmpOid object.

addInstance(long[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBind

Adds an instance part to the OID in the SnmpOid object.

addInstance(String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBind

Adds an instance part to the OID in the SnmpOid object.

addInstance(String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Adds the string as an instance part to all OIDs in this list.

addMBean(Object, ObjectName) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.Repository

Deprecated. Stores an MBean associated with its object name in the repository.

addMBean(Object, ObjectName) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.RepositorySupport

Deprecated. Stores an MBean associated with its object name in the repository.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServer

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, SnmpOid[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServer

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServer

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String, SnmpOid[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServer

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent) - Method in interface com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServerMBean

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, SnmpOid[]) - Method in interface com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServerMBean

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.comm.SnmpAdaptorServerMBean

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpV3AdaptorServer

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String, SnmpOid[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpV3AdaptorServer

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.comm.SnmpV3AdaptorServerMBean

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String, SnmpOid[]) - Method in interface com.sun.management.comm.SnmpV3AdaptorServerMBean

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibHandler

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, SnmpOid[]) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibHandler

Adds a new MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibHandler

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addMib(SnmpMibAgent, String, SnmpOid[]) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibHandler

Adds a new contextualized MIB in the SNMP MIB handler.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.CommunicatorServer

Adds a listener for the notifications emitted by this CommunicatorServer.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.GenericHttpConnectorClient

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.RmiConnectorClient

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.DefaultMBeanInterceptor

Deprecated.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.DefaultMBeanInterceptor

Deprecated.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.CompatibleMBeanInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.CompatibleMBeanInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.DefaultMBeanServerInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.ForwardingMBeanServerInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.ForwardingMBeanServerInterceptor

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.MBeanServerInterceptorWrapper

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.interceptor.MBeanServerInterceptorWrapper

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.MBeanInterceptor

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.MBeanInterceptor

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerChecker

Call checkAny("addNotificationListener", name), then checkNotification("addNotificationListener", name), then forward this method to the wrapped object.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerChecker

Call checkAny("addNotificationListener", name), then checkNotification("addNotificationListener", name), then forward this method to the wrapped object.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerForwarder

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerForwarder

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerImpl

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.MBeanServerImpl

Deprecated. Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.NotificationBroadcasterProxy

Deprecated. Enables to add a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in interface com.sun.jdmk.NotificationRegistration

Adds a listener to a registered MBean.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.CascadingAgent

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.CascadingService

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.MBeanServerConnectionWrapper

Forward this method to the wrapped object.

addNotificationListener(ObjectName, ObjectName, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.MBeanServerConnectionWrapper

Forward this method to the wrapped object.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.remote.cascading.proxy.CascadingProxy

Adds a listener to the source MBean.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.CommunicatorServer

Adds a listener for the notifications emitted by this CommunicatorServer.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibTable

Enable to add an SNMP entry listener to this SnmpMibTable.

addNotificationListener(NotificationListener, NotificationFilter, Object) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport

Enables to add an SNMP entry listener to this SnmpMibTable.

addRequestForwarder(SnmpRequestForwarder, SnmpEngineId) - Method in class com.sun.management.comm.SnmpV3AdaptorServer

Adds a new MIB forwarder attached to a passed engine Id.

address - Variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpMsg

Source or destination address.

address - Variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpPdu

Source or destination address.

addToOid(String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOid

Adds the specified dot-formatted OID String to the end of this SnmpOid.

addToOid(long[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOid

Adds the specified array of longs to the end of this SnmpOid.

addTrapListener(SnmpTrapListener) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpEventReportDispatcher

Adds a trap listener to this SnmpEventReportDispatcher.

addUser(SnmpEngineId, String, String, String, String, String, String, int, boolean) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmLcd

Adds a user to the Usm Lcd.

addUser(SnmpUsmSecureUser, boolean) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmLcd

Adds a user to the Usm Lcd.

addUser(SnmpUsmSecureUser, boolean) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmPasswordLcd

See SnmpUsmLcd interface doc for details.

addUser(SnmpEngineId, String, String, String, String, String, String, int, boolean) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmPasswordLcd

See SnmpUsmLcd interface doc for details.

addUserAuthenticationInfo(AuthInfo) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.GenericHttpConnectorServer

Deprecated. Adds user authentication information to this server.

addUserAuthenticationInfo(AuthInfo) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.comm.HtmlAdaptorServer

Adds the authentication information of the user to be authenticated by this server.

addV1Target(String, int, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V1 traps will be forwarded to.

addV1Target(String, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V1 traps will be forwarded to.

addV1Target(String, int, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V1 traps will be forwarded.

addV1Target(String, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V1 traps will be forwarded.

addV2Target(String, int, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V2 traps will be forwarded to.

addV2Target(String, String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V2 traps will be forwarded to.

addV2Target(String, int, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V2 traps will be forwarded.

addV2Target(String, String) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V2 traps will be forwarded.

addV3Target(String, int, String, String, int) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V3 traps will be forwarded to.

addV3Target(String, String, String, int) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarder

Add a target to which SNMP V3 traps will be forwarded to.

addV3Target(String, int, String, String, int) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V3 traps will be forwarded.

addV3Target(String, String, String, int) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrapForwarderMBean

Add a target to which SNMP V3 traps will be forwarded.

addVarBind(SnmpVarBind) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpMibRequest

Adds a varbind to this request sublist.

addVarBind(String[], String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Prepares a vector of SnmpVarBindList from an array of SNMP MIB variables and instances.

addVarBind(String[]) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Adds an array of MIB variable names to the list.

addVarBind(String) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Creates an SnmpVarBind object from the given MIB variable and appends it to the existing SnmpVarBindList.

addVarBind(SnmpVarBind) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Appends the given SnmpVarBind object to the existing SnmpVarBindList.

addVarBindList(SnmpVarBindList) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBindList

Appends an SnmpVarBindList at the end of the current SnmpVarBindList object.

agentAddr - Variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpPduTrap

Agent address.

algo - Variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmAuthPair

Authentication algorithm.

algo - Variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.usm.SnmpUsmPrivPair

Privacy algorithm.

allocateTable() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTableSupport

Allocates an ArrayList for storing table entries.

allocateUserData(SnmpPduPacket) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpUserDataFactory

Called by the SnmpAdaptorServer adaptor.

allocateUserData(SnmpPdu) - Method in interface com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpUserDataFactory

Called by the SnmpV3AdaptorServer adaptor.

allowMultiplex() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpRequest

Checks to see whether this request can be multiplexed with other requests.

allowSnmpSets() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpParameters

Checks whether parameters are in place for an SNMP set operation.

allowSnmpSets() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpParams

Checks whether parameters are in place for an SNMP set operation.

allowSnmpSets() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpPeer

Determines whether an SNMP set operation is allowed with this peer object.

allowSnmpSets() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpV3Parameters

set requests are enabled in V3.

and(UnsignedLong) - Method in class com.sun.jdmk.UnsignedLong

Return an UnsignedLong that is the bitwise and of this and x.

anyPendingResponses() - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.manager.SnmpSession

Indicates whether there are any responses available for processing.

append(SnmpOid) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOid

Appends the specified SnmpOid to the end of this SnmpOid.

append(long) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOid

Appends the specified long to the end of this SnmpOid.

appendInOid(SnmpOid) - Method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpVarBind

Appends the specified SnmpOid to the end of the OID of this SnmpVarBind.

appendToOid(SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpCounter64

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpCounter64 to another OID.

appendToOid(SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpInt

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpInt to another OID.

appendToOid(SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpIpAddress

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpIpAddress to another OID.

appendToOid(SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpOid

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpOid to another OID.

appendToOid(SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpString

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpString to another OID.

appendToOid(int, SnmpOid, SnmpOid) - Static method in class com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpStringFixed

Appends an SnmpOid representing an SnmpStringFixed to another OID.

ApplFlag - Static variable in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpDataTypeEnums

ASN.1 Tag for application context.

AuthenticateCallback - Class in com.sun.jdmk.security.sasl

This callback is used by SaslServer to verify the authentication identity and password with the system authentication database.

AuthenticateCallback(String, char[]) - Constructor for class com.sun.jdmk.security.sasl.AuthenticateCallback

Constructs an instance of AuthenticateCallback.

authenticationFailureOid - Static variable in class com.sun.management.snmp.agent.SnmpTrap

authenticationFailure Oid as defined in RFC 1907.

AuthInfo - Class in com.sun.jdmk.comm

Defines the Authentication Information required by the adaptors for carrying out login/password authentication.

AuthInfo() - Constructor for class com.sun.jdmk.comm.AuthInfo

Creates an authentication info object with a null login/password.

AuthInfo(String, String) - Constructor for class com.sun.jdmk.comm.AuthInfo

Creates an authentication info object with a given login/password.

authMask - Static variable in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpDefinitions

Mask used to isolate authentication information within a message flag.

authNoPriv - Static variable in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpDefinitions

Security level.

authPriv - Static variable in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpDefinitions

Security level.

authPrivMask - Static variable in interface com.sun.management.snmp.SnmpDefinitions

Mask used to isolate authentication and privacy information within a message flag.