org.osgl.aaa

Interface AuthenticationService

public interface AuthenticationService

An AuthenticationService implementation shall provide the logic to authenticate a Principal with the supplied username and password

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Principal	authenticate(String username, char[] password) Authenticate using username and password.
Principal	authenticate(String username, String password) Authenticate using username and password.

Method Detail

authenticate

Principal authenticate(String username,
                       String password)

Authenticate using username and password. Returns a Principal if the username and password can be authenticated. or null if no principal found matching the username and password combination.

Parameters:

username - the name of the principal

password - the password

Returns:

the principal matches the username and password

authenticate

Principal authenticate(String username,
                       char[] password)

Authenticate using username and password. Returns a Principal if the username and password can be authenticated. or null if no principal found matching the username and password combination.

Parameters:

username - the name of the principal

password - the password

Returns:

the princpal matches the username and password