net.spy.aaa
Class Authenticator

java.lang.Object
  net.spy.aaa.Authenticator

public abstract class Authenticator

extends Object

Perform the actual authentication and generate a ticket, used internally by the SpySecurityManager.

Constructor Summary

Authenticator()
Get an instance of Authenticator.

Method Summary

Token	authUser(Authable a, String password) Get a Token for Authenticating a user.
abstract AuthUser	getUser(Authable a) Lookup a user by Authable.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authenticator

public Authenticator()

Get an instance of Authenticator.

Method Detail

getUser

public abstract AuthUser getUser(Authable a)
                          throws AuthException

Lookup a user by Authable.

Throws:

AuthException

authUser

public Token authUser(Authable a,
                      String password)
               throws AuthException

Get a Token for Authenticating a user.

Throws:

AuthException