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Interface AuthenticationHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseAuthenticationHandler, BasicAuthenticationHandler, ClientcertAuthenticationHandler, DigestAuthenticationHandler, FormAuthenticationHandler

public interface AuthenticationHandler

Version:

$Id: AuthenticationHandler.java,v 1.2 2006/02/28 07:32:47 rickknowles Exp $

Author:

Rick Knowles

Method Summary

boolean

processAuthentication(ServletRequest request, ServletResponse response, java.lang.String pathRequested) Evaluates any authentication constraints, intercepting if auth is required.

Method Detail

processAuthentication

boolean processAuthentication(ServletRequest request,
                              ServletResponse response,
                              java.lang.String pathRequested)
                              throws java.io.IOException,
                                     ServletException

Evaluates any authentication constraints, intercepting if auth is required. The relevant authentication handler subclass's logic is used to actually authenticate.

Returns:

A boolean indicating whether to continue after this request

Throws:

java.io.IOException

ServletException