Class DefaultAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator
com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.DefaultAuthenticator
All Implemented Interfaces:
Authenticator

@Component("DefaultAuthenticator") 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 Details

    • DefaultAuthenticator

      public DefaultAuthenticator()
  • Method Details

    • 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
    • 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
      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
    • pickUser

      public User pickUser(String username) throws PersistenceException
      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
      Throws:
      PersistenceException - Error in data layer
    • validateUser

      public void validateUser(User user) throws AuthenticationException
      Perform some security validations on the user but does not check the password.
      Parameters:
      user - The user to validate
      Throws:
      AuthenticationException - I something did not pass