org.crsh.auth
Interface AuthenticationPlugin

All Known Implementing Classes:

CrowdAuthenticationPlugin, JaasAuthenticationPlugin, SimpleAuthenticationPlugin

public interface AuthenticationPlugin

Field Summary

static PropertyDescriptor<String>	AUTH The authentication plugin to use.
static AuthenticationPlugin	NULL The plugin that never authenticates, returns the name value null.

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate(String username, String password) Returns true if the user is authentified by its username and password.
String	getName() Returns the authentication plugin name.

Field Detail

AUTH

static final PropertyDescriptor<String> AUTH

The authentication plugin to use.

NULL

static final AuthenticationPlugin NULL

The plugin that never authenticates, returns the name value null.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

Returns the authentication plugin name.

Returns:

the plugin name

authenticate

boolean authenticate(String username,
                     String password)
                     throws Exception

Returns true if the user is authentified by its username and password.

Parameters:

username - the username

password - the password

Returns:

true if authentication succeeded

Throws:

Exception - any exception that would prevent authentication to happen