org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authentication
Class JAASAuthContext

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jackrabbit.core.security.authentication.JAASAuthContext

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthContext

public class JAASAuthContext
extends Object
implements AuthContext

Implements the common AuthContext interface for the JAAS environment.

See Also:

AuthContext

Constructor Summary

protected

JAASAuthContext(String appName, CallbackHandler cbHandler, Subject subject)

Method Summary

Subject	getSubject() Return the authenticated Subject.
void	login() Perform the authentication and, if successful, associate Principals and Credentials with the authenticatedSubject.
void	logout() Logout the Subject.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JAASAuthContext

protected JAASAuthContext(String appName,
                          CallbackHandler cbHandler,
                          Subject subject)

Parameters:

appName - application name in JAAS Login-Configuration to use

cbHandler - CallbackHandler for login-modules

subject - to extend authentication

Method Detail

login

public void login()
           throws LoginException

Description copied from interface: AuthContext

Perform the authentication and, if successful, associate Principals and Credentials with the authenticatedSubject.

Specified by:

login in interface AuthContext

Throws:

LoginException - if the authentication fails.

See Also:

LoginContext.login()

getSubject

public Subject getSubject()

Description copied from interface: AuthContext

Return the authenticated Subject.

Specified by:

getSubject in interface AuthContext

Returns:

the authenticated Subject or null if authentication failed.

See Also:

LoginContext.getSubject()

logout

public void logout()
            throws LoginException

Description copied from interface: AuthContext

Logout the Subject.

Specified by:

logout in interface AuthContext

Throws:

LoginException - if the logout fails.

See Also:

LoginContext.logout()