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org.apache.lenya.ac.impl
Class UserAuthenticator

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

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

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

User authenticator.

Version:

$Id: UserAuthenticator.java 473842 2006-11-12 01:15:20Z gregor $

Field Summary

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

ROLE

Constructor Summary

UserAuthenticator()

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate(AccreditableManager accreditableManager, org.apache.cocoon.environment.Request request) Authenticates a request.
protected boolean	authenticate(AccreditableManager accreditableManager, java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password, Identity identity) Authenticates a user with a given username and password.

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

UserAuthenticator

public UserAuthenticator()

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)

authenticate

protected boolean authenticate(AccreditableManager accreditableManager,
                               java.lang.String username,
                               java.lang.String password,
                               Identity identity)
                        throws AccessControlException

Authenticates a user with a given username and password. When the authentication is successful, the user is added to the identity.

Parameters:

accreditableManager - The accreditable manager.

username - The username.

password - The password.

identity - The identity to add the user to.

Returns:

true if the user was authenticated, false otherwise.

Throws:

AccessControlException - when something went wrong.