com.sun.enterprise.security.auth.realm

Interface AuthenticationHandler

public interface AuthenticationHandler

This interface is used by the Authentication Service to have the Principal authenticated by the realm. A realm provides an implementation of this interface.

Author:

Harish Prabandham, Harpreet Singh

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	doAuthentication(String principalName, byte[] authData) This method authenticates the given principal using the specified authentication data and the Principal's Credentials.
Realm	getRealm() Returns the Realm that this Authentication Handler is authenticating in.

Method Detail

getRealm

Realm getRealm()

Returns the Realm that this Authentication Handler is authenticating in.

Returns:

The Realm object in which this handler is authenticating in.

doAuthentication

boolean doAuthentication(String principalName,
                         byte[] authData)

This method authenticates the given principal using the specified authentication data and the Principal's Credentials. The result of the authentication is returned back.

Parameters:

The - principal (user) being authenticated.

The - data needed for authentication.

Returns:

boolean denoting true for success and false for failure authentication.