Package com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Class AuthenticationChain

java.lang.Object

com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator

com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AuthenticationChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator

public class AuthenticationChain
extends AbstractAuthenticator

This authentication component implements a chain of possible authentication sources that will be invoked sequentially.

Since:

4.5

Author:

Sebastian Wenzky

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthenticationChain()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
User	authenticate(String username, String password)	Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.
User	authenticate(String username, String password, String key)	Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.
User	authenticate(String username, String password, String key, Client client)	Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.
boolean	canAuthenticateUser(String user)
boolean	isEnabled()	A provider can be in a disabled state

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationChain

public AuthenticationChain()

Method Detail

authenticate

public final User authenticate(String username,
                               String password,
                               String key)
                        throws AuthenticationException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Overrides:

authenticate in class AbstractAuthenticator

Parameters:

username - the username

password - the password

key - Optional third authentication parameter

Returns:

The user, or null if the authentication was unsuccessful

Throws:

AuthenticationException

authenticate

public final User authenticate(String username,
                               String password)
                        throws AuthenticationException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.

Parameters:

username - the username

password - the password

Returns:

The user, or null if the authentication was unsuccessful

Throws:

AuthenticationException

authenticate

public final User authenticate(String username,
                               String password,
                               String key,
                               Client client)
                        throws AuthenticationException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Overrides:

authenticate in class AbstractAuthenticator

Parameters:

username - the username

password - the password

key - Optional third authentication parameter

client - Client informations

Returns:

The user, or null if the authentication was unsuccessful

Throws:

AuthenticationException

canAuthenticateUser

public boolean canAuthenticateUser(String user)

Specified by:

canAuthenticateUser in interface Authenticator

Overrides:

canAuthenticateUser in class AbstractAuthenticator

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

A provider can be in a disabled state

Specified by:

isEnabled in interface Authenticator

Overrides:

isEnabled in class AbstractAuthenticator

Returns:

if this authenticator is enabled