Package com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Interface Authenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractAuthenticator, AuthenticationChain, DefaultAuthenticator
public interface Authenticator
Implementations of this interface must provide authentication of a user against a defined source.
Since:
4.5
Author:
Sebastian Wenzky

  • 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)
    Checks if this authenticator can authenticate a user
    boolean
    isEnabled()
    A provider can be in a disabled state
    User
    pickUser(String username)
    This method does not authenticate the user but just retrieves his details

  • Method Details

    • authenticate

      User authenticate(String username, String password) throws AuthenticationException
      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

      User authenticate(String username, String password, String key) throws AuthenticationException
      Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.
      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

      User authenticate(String username, String password, String key, Client client) throws AuthenticationException
      Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful, the corresponding user is returned.
      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

      boolean canAuthenticateUser(String user)
      Checks if this authenticator can authenticate a user
      Parameters:
      user - the username to authenticate
      Returns:
      true only if this authenticator can authenticate the giver username

    • isEnabled

      boolean isEnabled()
      A provider can be in a disabled state
      Returns:
      if this authenticator is enabled

    • pickUser

      User pickUser(String username) throws PersistenceException
      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