org.dcache.xrootd.plugins

Interface AuthenticationHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

NoAuthenticationHandler

public interface AuthenticationHandler

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AbstractResponseMessage	authenticate(AuthenticationRequest request) Authenticate method, parsing the requests and creating adequate responses.
String	getProtocol()
Subject	getSubject() Get the subject containing the credentials/principals found during authentication.
boolean	isCompleted() Indicates if the authentication process completed successfully.

Method Detail

authenticate

AbstractResponseMessage authenticate(AuthenticationRequest request)
                                     throws XrootdException

Authenticate method, parsing the requests and creating adequate responses. The internal state of the handler might be changed by this method.

Parameters:

request - Request received from client

Returns:

Response to be sent to the client

Throws:

XrootdException

getProtocol

String getProtocol()

Returns:

the protocol that is implemented by the authentication handler

getSubject

Subject getSubject()

Get the subject containing the credentials/principals found during authentication. The method MUST return null if no user has been authenticated yet. The method MAY return null even if the authentication step has completed - this indicates an anonymous user.

isCompleted

boolean isCompleted()

Indicates if the authentication process completed successfully.