Package com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Class AbstractAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator

Direct Known Subclasses:

AuthenticationChain, DefaultAuthenticator

public abstract class AbstractAuthenticator
extends Object
implements Authenticator

A place to put common methods of the authenticators

Since:

8.2.2

Author:

Marco Meschieri - LogicalDOC

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AbstractAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
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 username)
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

Methods inherited from interface com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.Authenticator

authenticate, pickUser

Constructor Detail

AbstractAuthenticator

public AbstractAuthenticator()

Method Detail

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

A provider can be in a disabled state

Specified by:

isEnabled in interface Authenticator

Returns:

if this authenticator is enabled

canAuthenticateUser

public boolean canAuthenticateUser(String username)

Specified by:

canAuthenticateUser in interface Authenticator

authenticate

public 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

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 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

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