Package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.authentication.external

Interface ExternalIdentityProvider

public interface ExternalIdentityProvider

ExternalIdentityProvider defines an interface to an external system that provides users and groups that can be synced with local ones.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@Nullable ExternalUser	authenticate(@NotNull Credentials credentials)	Authenticates the user represented by the given credentials and returns it.
@Nullable ExternalGroup	getGroup(@NotNull String name)	Returns the group for the given (local) group name.
@Nullable ExternalIdentity	getIdentity(@NotNull ExternalIdentityRef ref)	Returns the identity for the given reference or null if it does not exist.
@NotNull String	getName()	Returns the name of this provider.
@Nullable ExternalUser	getUser(@NotNull String userId)	Returns the user for the given (local) id.
@NotNull Iterator<ExternalGroup>	listGroups()	List all external groups.
@NotNull Iterator<ExternalUser>	listUsers()	List all external users.

Method Details

getName

@NotNull
@NotNull String getName()

Returns the name of this provider.

Returns:

the provider name.

getIdentity

@Nullable
@Nullable ExternalIdentity getIdentity(@NotNull
 @NotNull ExternalIdentityRef ref)
                                throws ExternalIdentityException

Returns the identity for the given reference or null if it does not exist. The provider should check if the provider name matches his own name or is null and should not return a foreign identity.

Parameters:

ref - the reference

Returns:

an identity or null

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs.

getUser

@Nullable
@Nullable ExternalUser getUser(@NotNull
 @NotNull String userId)
                        throws ExternalIdentityException

Returns the user for the given (local) id. if the user does not exist null is returned.

Parameters:

userId - the user id.

Returns:

the user or null

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs.

authenticate

@Nullable
@Nullable ExternalUser authenticate(@NotNull
 @NotNull Credentials credentials)
                             throws ExternalIdentityException,
LoginException

Authenticates the user represented by the given credentials and returns it. If the user does not exist in this provider, null is returned. If the authentication fails, a LoginException is thrown.

Parameters:

credentials - the credentials

Returns:

the user or null

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs

LoginException - if the user could not be authenticated

getGroup

@Nullable
@Nullable ExternalGroup getGroup(@NotNull
 @NotNull String name)
                          throws ExternalIdentityException

Returns the group for the given (local) group name. if the group does not exist null is returned.

Parameters:

name - the group name

Returns:

the group or null

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs.

listUsers

@NotNull
@NotNull Iterator<ExternalUser> listUsers()
                                   throws ExternalIdentityException

List all external users.

Returns:

an iterator over all external users

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs.

listGroups

@NotNull
@NotNull Iterator<ExternalGroup> listGroups()
                                     throws ExternalIdentityException

List all external groups.

Returns:

an iterator over all external groups

Throws:

ExternalIdentityException - if an error occurs.