org.exoplatform.services.jcr.access

Interface AuthenticationPolicy

public interface AuthenticationPolicy

Created by The eXo Platform SAS
The AuthenticationPolicy interface defines methods to validate Credentials upon authentication. The validation depends on the authentication mechanism used.

Version:

$Id: AuthenticationPolicy.java 14100 2008-05-12 10:53:47Z gazarenkov $

Author:

Roman Pedchenko

Level API:

Provisional

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConversationState	authenticate() Authenticates using some external mechanism.
ConversationState	authenticate(javax.jcr.Credentials credentials) Authenticates getting credentials.

Method Detail

authenticate

ConversationState authenticate(javax.jcr.Credentials credentials)
                               throws javax.jcr.LoginException

Authenticates getting credentials.

Parameters:

credentials - credentials

Returns:

credentials took part in authentication (could be not the same a incoming one)

Throws:

javax.jcr.LoginException

authenticate

ConversationState authenticate()
                               throws javax.jcr.LoginException

Authenticates using some external mechanism.

Returns:

credentials took part in authentication

Throws:

javax.jcr.LoginException