DefaultAuthenticator (logicaldoc 8.7.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator
- - com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.DefaultAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator
```
public class DefaultAuthenticator
extends AbstractAuthenticator
```
This is the basic authentication mechanism, that searches for the user in the LogicalDOC database.

Since:

4.5

Author:

Sebastian Wenzky

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

DefaultAuthenticator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
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`	`pickUser(String username)`	This method does not authenticate the user but just retrieves his details
`void`	`setUserDAO(UserDAO userDAO)`

Methods inherited from class com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator
authenticate, authenticate, canAuthenticateUser, isEnabled

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - DefaultAuthenticator
```
public DefaultAuthenticator()
```
- Method Detail
  - setUserDAO
```
public void setUserDAO(UserDAO userDAO)
```
  - authenticate
```
public 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
  - pickUser
```
public User pickUser(String username)
```
    Description copied from interface: Authenticator
    
    This method does not authenticate the user but just retrieves his details
    
    Parameters:
    
    username - username of the user to find
    
    Returns:
    
    object representation of the user