org.apache.servicemix.nmr.api.security
Interface AuthenticationService

public interface AuthenticationService

Interface for the authentication service.

Method Summary

void	authenticate(javax.security.auth.Subject subject, java.lang.String domain, java.lang.String user, java.lang.Object credentials) Authenticate a user given its name and credentials.

Method Detail

authenticate

void authenticate(javax.security.auth.Subject subject,
                  java.lang.String domain,
                  java.lang.String user,
                  java.lang.Object credentials)
                  throws java.security.GeneralSecurityException

Authenticate a user given its name and credentials. Upon sucessfull completion, the subject should be populated with the user known principals, including, but not limited to a UserPrincipal and the GroupPrincipal that this user belongs to.

Parameters:

subject - the subject to populate

domain - the security domain to use

user - the user name

credentials - the user credntials

Throws:

java.security.GeneralSecurityException - if the user can not be authenticated