Package org.apache.wiki.auth.login

Class UserDatabaseLoginModule

java.lang.Object

org.apache.wiki.auth.login.AbstractLoginModule

org.apache.wiki.auth.login.UserDatabaseLoginModule

All Implemented Interfaces:

LoginModule

public class UserDatabaseLoginModule
extends AbstractLoginModule

Logs in a user based on a username, password, and static password file location. This module must be used with a CallbackHandler (such as WikiCallbackHandler) that supports the following Callback types:

1. NameCallback- supplies the username
2. PasswordCallback- supplies the password
3. UserDatabaseCallback- supplies the UserDatabase

After authentication, a Principals based on the login name will be created and associated with the Subject.

Since:

2.3

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.apache.wiki.auth.login.AbstractLoginModule

m_handler, m_options, m_principals, m_state, m_subject, NULL

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
UserDatabaseLoginModule()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	login()	Logs in the user by calling back to the registered CallbackHandler with a series of callbacks.

Methods inherited from class org.apache.wiki.auth.login.AbstractLoginModule

abort, commit, initialize, logout

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

UserDatabaseLoginModule

public UserDatabaseLoginModule()

Method Details

login

public boolean login()
              throws LoginException

Description copied from class: AbstractLoginModule

Logs in the user by calling back to the registered CallbackHandler with a series of callbacks. If the login succeeds, this method returns true

Specified by:

login in interface LoginModule

Specified by:

login in class AbstractLoginModule

Returns:

true if the commit succeeded, or false if this LoginModule should be ignored.

Throws:

LoginException - if the authentication fails

See Also:

LoginModule.login()