winstone
Interface AuthenticationRealm

All Known Implementing Classes:

ArgumentsRealm, FileRealm

public interface AuthenticationRealm

Interface for authentication realms.

Version:

$Id: AuthenticationRealm.java,v 1.3 2006/12/09 03:56:41 rickknowles Exp $

Author:

Rick Knowles

Method Summary

AuthenticationPrincipal	authenticateByUsernamePassword(java.lang.String userName, java.lang.String password) Authenticate the user - do we know them ? Return a distinct id once we know them.
AuthenticationPrincipal	retrieveUser(java.lang.String userName) Retrieve an authenticated user.

Method Detail

authenticateByUsernamePassword

AuthenticationPrincipal authenticateByUsernamePassword(java.lang.String userName,
                                                       java.lang.String password)

Authenticate the user - do we know them ? Return a distinct id once we know them. Used by the BASIC and FORM authentication methods.

retrieveUser

AuthenticationPrincipal retrieveUser(java.lang.String userName)

Retrieve an authenticated user. Used by the DIGEST and CLIENTCERT authentication methods.