org.apache.catalina

Interface Authenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticatorBase, BasicAuthenticator, DigestAuthenticator, FormAuthenticator, NonLoginAuthenticator, SSLAuthenticator

public interface Authenticator

An Authenticator is a component (usually a Valve or Container) that provides some sort of authentication service. The interface itself has no functional significance, but is used as a tagging mechanism so that other components can detect the presence (via an "instanceof Authenticator" test) of an already configured authentication service.

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $ $Date: 2005/12/08 01:27:13 $

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	login(String userName, char[] password, HttpRequest request)
void	logout(HttpRequest request)

Method Detail

login

void login(String userName,
           char[] password,
           HttpRequest request)
    throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException

logout

void logout(HttpRequest request)
     throws javax.servlet.ServletException

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException