com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Class AuthenticationChain

java.lang.Object

com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AuthenticationChain

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationProvider

public class AuthenticationChain
extends Object
implements AuthenticationProvider

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 and Description
AuthenticationChain()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	authenticate(String username, String password) Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful a new session will be created.
boolean	authenticate(String username, String password, Object userObject) Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful a new session will be created.
static String	getSessionId()
boolean	isEnabled() A provider can be in a disabled state
boolean	validate(String username, String password) Try to authenticate the user without creating a new session
boolean	validateOnUser(String user)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationChain

public AuthenticationChain()

Method Detail

getSessionId

public static String getSessionId()

authenticate

public final boolean authenticate(String username,
                   String password)

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationProvider

Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful a new session will be created.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface AuthenticationProvider

Returns:

True only on successful authentication

authenticate

public final boolean authenticate(String username,
                   String password,
                   Object userObject)

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationProvider

Authenticates the user using the given credentials, if successful a new session will be created.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface AuthenticationProvider

userObject - Opaque object that will be associated to the session

Returns:

True only on successful authentication

validate

public boolean validate(String username,
               String password)

Try to authenticate the user without creating a new session

Parameters:

username -

password -

Returns:

True only on successful authentication

validateOnUser

public boolean validateOnUser(String user)

Specified by:

validateOnUser in interface AuthenticationProvider

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationProvider

A provider can be in a disabled state

Specified by:

isEnabled in interface AuthenticationProvider