LoginService (Jetty :: Security 9.4.14.v20181114 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractLoginService, ConfigurableSpnegoLoginService, HashLoginService, JDBCLoginService, SpnegoLoginService
```
public interface LoginService
```
Login Service Interface.
The Login service provides an abstract mechanism for an Authenticator to check credentials and to create a UserIdentity using the set IdentityService.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`IdentityService`	`getIdentityService()`	Get the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
`String`	`getName()`
`org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity`	`login(String username, Object credentials, ServletRequest request)`	Login a user.
`void`	`logout(org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity user)`
`void`	`setIdentityService(IdentityService service)`	Set the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
`boolean`	`validate(org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity user)`	Validate a user identity.

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Returns:
    
    Get the name of the login service (aka Realm name)
  - login
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org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity login(String username,
                                            Object credentials,
                                            ServletRequest request)
```
    Login a user.
    
    Parameters:
    
    username - The user name
    
    credentials - The users credentials
    
    request - TODO
    
    Returns:
    
    A UserIdentity if the credentials matched, otherwise null
  - validate
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boolean validate(org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity user)
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    Validate a user identity. Validate that a UserIdentity previously created by a call to login(String, Object, ServletRequest) is still valid.
    
    Parameters:
    
    user - The user to validate
    
    Returns:
    
    true if authentication has not been revoked for the user.
  - getIdentityService
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IdentityService getIdentityService()
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    Get the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
    
    Returns:
    
    the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
  - setIdentityService
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void setIdentityService(IdentityService service)
```
    Set the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
    
    Parameters:
    
    service - the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
  - logout
```
void logout(org.eclipse.jetty.server.UserIdentity user)
```