org.crsh.ssh
Interface AuthenticationPlugin

public interface AuthenticationPlugin

An interface a plugin should implement if it wants to add custom authentication for ssh.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Nick Scavelli

Method Summary

boolean

authenticate(String username, String password) Returns true if the user is authentified by its username and password.

Method Detail

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