org.apache.lenya.ac.impl
Class AnonymousAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled
      org.apache.lenya.ac.impl.AnonymousAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

org.apache.avalon.framework.component.Component, org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.LogEnabled, Authenticator

public class AnonymousAuthenticator
extends org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled
implements Authenticator

The anonymous authenticator authenticates to an anonymous user with no password (you just have to add a user named 'anonymous' with an arbitrary password and the permissions you'd like via the admin screen). This is useful in conjunction with client certificates.

Version:

$Id: UserAuthenticator.java 43241 2004-08-16 16:36:57Z andreas $

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.apache.lenya.ac.Authenticator

ROLE

Constructor Summary

AnonymousAuthenticator()

Method Summary

boolean

authenticate(AccreditableManager accreditableManager, org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request request) Authenticates a request.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled

enableLogging, getLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger, setupLogger

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AnonymousAuthenticator

public AnonymousAuthenticator()

Method Detail

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(AccreditableManager accreditableManager,
                            org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request request)
                     throws AccessControlException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticates a request.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

accreditableManager - The accreditable manager to use.

request - The request.

Returns:

true if the request is authenticated, false otherwise.

Throws:

AccessControlException - when something went wrong.

See Also:

Authenticator.authenticate(org.apache.lenya.ac.AccreditableManager, org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request)