org.mmbase.security.implementation.basic
Class AuthenticationHandler

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mmbase.security.Authentication
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        +--org.mmbase.security.implementation.basic.AuthenticationHandler

public class AuthenticationHandler

extends Authentication

Authentication based on a config file..

Version:

$Id: AuthenticationHandler.java,v 1.4 2002/10/25 13:23:25 michiel Exp $

Author:

Eduard Witteveen

Fields inherited from class org.mmbase.security.Authentication

configFile, fileWatcher, manager

Constructor Summary

AuthenticationHandler()

Method Summary

boolean	isValid(UserContext usercontext) this method does nothing..
protected void	load() This method could be overrided by an extending class.
UserContext	login(java.lang.String moduleName, java.util.Map loginInfo, java.lang.Object[] parameters) This method will verify the login, and give a UserContext back if everything was valid

Methods inherited from class org.mmbase.security.Authentication

load

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationHandler

public AuthenticationHandler()

Method Detail

load

protected void load()

Description copied from class: Authentication

This method could be overrided by an extending class. It should set the settings for this class, and when needed retrieve them from the file at location configPath.

Overrides:

load in class Authentication

login

public UserContext login(java.lang.String moduleName,
                         java.util.Map loginInfo,
                         java.lang.Object[] parameters)
                  throws SecurityException

Description copied from class: Authentication

This method will verify the login, and give a UserContext back if everything was valid

Overrides:

login in class Authentication

Following copied from class: org.mmbase.security.Authentication

Parameters:

manager - The class that created this instance.

configPath - The url which contains the config information for. the authorization.

parameters - a list of optional parameters, may also be null

Returns:

nullThrows:

SecurityException - When something strang happend

isValid

public boolean isValid(UserContext usercontext)
                throws SecurityException

this method does nothing..

Overrides:

isValid in class Authentication

Following copied from class: org.mmbase.security.Authentication

Parameters:

usercontext - The UserContext of which we want to know the rights

Returns:

true when valid, otherwise false

Throws:

SecurityException - When something strang happend