io.milton.http

Interface ExternalIdentityProvider

public interface ExternalIdentityProvider

Represents a method of authenticating users using remote sites. This is generally when the user agent must be redirected to a login form on another site, so is not applicable for webdav user agents which don't support html web page interaction. Examples are SAML and OpenID

Author:

brad

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getName() This will identify the provider when the user selects it (if selection is required)
void	initiateExternalAuth(Resource resource, Request request, Response response) Begin the external authentication process.

Method Detail

getName

String getName()

This will identify the provider when the user selects it (if selection is required)

Returns:

initiateExternalAuth

void initiateExternalAuth(Resource resource,
                          Request request,
                          Response response)

Begin the external authentication process. This will usually involve redirecting the user's browser to a remote site.

Parameters:

resource -

request -

response -