com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Class BasicAuthentication

java.lang.Object

com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.BasicAuthentication

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationProvider

public class BasicAuthentication
extends Object
implements AuthenticationProvider

This is the basic authentication mechanism, that searches for the user in the LogicalDOC database.

Since:

4.5

Author:

Sebastian Wenzky

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected UserDAO	userDAO

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicAuthentication()

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.
boolean	isEnabled() A provider can be in a disabled state
void	setUserDAO(UserDAO userDAO)
boolean	validateOnUser(String user)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

userDAO

protected UserDAO userDAO

Constructor Detail

BasicAuthentication

public BasicAuthentication()

Method Detail

setUserDAO

public void setUserDAO(UserDAO userDAO)

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

authenticate

public 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

authenticate

public 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