Package wt.auth

Interface Authenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:
SessionAuthenticator, SimpleAuthenticator
public interface Authenticator
Authenticator interface. Implementation objects are responsible for securly associating method calls to client identity through the use of MethodAuthenticator objects that endorse client calls.

Supported API: true

  • Method Details

    • newMethodAuthenticator

      MethodAuthenticator newMethodAuthenticator(String user)
      Create a new MethodAuthenticator object that will associate the given user name to endorsed method calls.

      Supported API: true
      Parameters:
      user - the authenticated user name
      Returns:
      MethodAuthenticator object

    • newMethodAuthenticator

      MethodAuthenticator newMethodAuthenticator(String user, String session_id)
      Create a new MethodAuthenticator object that will associate the given user name to endorsed method calls for an existing session.

      Supported API: true
      Parameters:
      user - the authenticated user name
      session_id - string identifying the target session
      Returns:
      MethodAuthenticator object

    • getUserName

      String getUserName(Object auth)
      Get authenticated user name. This method uses an authentication object added to the method call by a MethodAuthenticator endorsement to determine the authenticated user name.

      Supported API: true
      Parameters:
      auth - authentication object for the current call
      Returns:
      the authenticated user name

    • setUserName

      Object setUserName(String user)
      Set authenticated user name. This method returns an authentication object that will cause cause getUserName to return the given name.

      Supported API: true
      Parameters:
      user - authenticated user name
      Returns:
      authentication object for the current call

    • reauthenticateUser

      void reauthenticateUser(Object auth)
      Initiate re-authentication for the current session.

      Supported API: true
      Parameters:
      auth - authentication object for the current call