com.ibm.di.api.authentication
Class JAASAuthentication

java.lang.Object
  com.ibm.di.api.authentication.JAASAuthentication

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationInterface

public class JAASAuthentication
extends Object
implements AuthenticationInterface

This class provides the capability of authentication against a JAAS module.

Since:

7.0

Field Summary

static String

JAAS_APPLICATION Constant used when creating the LoginContext object.

Constructor Summary

JAASAuthentication()

Method Summary

void	authenticate(Map<String,String> aMap) This method does not actually authenticate the provided user.
void	authenticate(String aUserName, String aPassword) This method creates a login context using the JAAS_APPLICATION as the key name of the configuration.
void	close() There is nothing to close.
void	initialize(Map<String,String> aConfigMap) No initialization required.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

JAAS_APPLICATION

public static final String JAAS_APPLICATION

Constant used when creating the LoginContext object.

See Also:

Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

JAASAuthentication

public JAASAuthentication()

Method Detail

initialize

public void initialize(Map<String,String> aConfigMap)
                throws Exception

No initialization required. The call to this method is ignored.

Specified by:

initialize in interface AuthenticationInterface

Parameters:

aConfigMap - this parameter is ignored.

Throws:

Exception - - never.

authenticate

public void authenticate(Map<String,String> aMap)
                  throws Exception

This method does not actually authenticate the provided user.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface AuthenticationInterface

Parameters:

aMap - this parameter is ignored.

Throws:

Exception - - never.

authenticate

public void authenticate(String aUserName,
                         String aPassword)
                  throws Exception

This method creates a login context using the JAAS_APPLICATION as the key name of the configuration.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface AuthenticationInterface

Parameters:

aUserName - the user name to authenticate.

aPassword - the password used for the authentication.

Throws:

Exception - if the authentication fails.

close

public void close()
           throws Exception

There is nothing to close. The call to this method is ignored.

Specified by:

close in interface AuthenticationInterface

Throws:

Exception - - never.