org.persvr.security
Class DefaultSecurity

java.lang.Object
  org.persvr.security.DefaultSecurity

All Implemented Interfaces:

SecurityHandler

public class DefaultSecurity
extends java.lang.Object
implements SecurityHandler

This is a default implementation of security. It is uses a standard mechanism ACLs, users, and groups to enforce security and grant access to resources for users

Author:

Kris

Constructor Summary

DefaultSecurity()

Method Summary

User	authenticate(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) This performs authentication and returns the authenticated User
User	createUser(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Creates a new user in the system
User	getPublicUser() This gets the public user.
java.security.acl.Group	getSupervisorGroup()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

DefaultSecurity

public DefaultSecurity()

Method Detail

authenticate

public User authenticate(java.lang.String username,
                         java.lang.String password)
                  throws javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

Description copied from interface: SecurityHandler

This performs authentication and returns the authenticated User

Specified by:

authenticate in interface SecurityHandler

Returns:

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

getSupervisorGroup

public java.security.acl.Group getSupervisorGroup()

getPublicUser

public User getPublicUser()

Description copied from interface: SecurityHandler

This gets the public user. People that connect to the system without a login will be using this user.

Specified by:

getPublicUser in interface SecurityHandler

Returns:

createUser

public User createUser(java.lang.String username,
                       java.lang.String password)

Description copied from interface: SecurityHandler

Creates a new user in the system

Specified by:

createUser in interface SecurityHandler

Returns:

the newly created user