org.eclipse.emf.emfstore.server.auth
Interface ESUserVerifier

All Known Implementing Classes:

EMFModelUserVerifier, LDAPUserVerifier, PasswordVerifier, SimplePropertyFileUserVerifier, UserVerifier, UserVerifierChain

public interface ESUserVerifier

Controller for the Authentication of users.

Since:

1.5

Author:

emueller

Method Summary

void	init(ESOrgUnitProvider orgUnitProvider) Initializes this verifier.
ESAuthenticationInformation	verifyUser(String username, String password, ESClientVersionInfo clientVersionInfo) Tries to login the given user.

Method Detail

verifyUser

ESAuthenticationInformation verifyUser(String username,
                                       String password,
                                       ESClientVersionInfo clientVersionInfo)
                                       throws AccessControlException

Tries to login the given user.

Parameters:

username - the user name as determined by the client

password - the password as entered by the client

clientVersionInfo - the version of the client

Returns:

an ESAuthenticationInformation instance holding information about the logged-in session. Note that the return ESAuthenticationInformation must hold an ESUser

Throws:

AccessControlException - in case the login fails

init

void init(ESOrgUnitProvider orgUnitProvider)

Initializes this verifier.

Parameters:

orgUnitProvider - the ESOrgUnitProvider that can be used to obtain organizational units