org.persvr.security
Interface SecurityHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultSecurity

public interface SecurityHandler

This provides an interface for defining how security and authentication is handled.

Author:

Kris Zyp

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.

Method Detail

getPublicUser

User getPublicUser()

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

Returns:

authenticate

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

This performs authentication and returns the authenticated User

Parameters:

username -

password -

Returns:

Throws:

javax.security.auth.login.LoginException

createUser

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

Creates a new user in the system

Parameters:

username -

password -

Returns:

the newly created user