Package org.apache.wiki.auth

Authentication, Authorization and the third A thing.

Package Specification

JSPWiki contains a fairly versatile AAA subsystem, with per-page access control. This is the main package which contains everything which is related to it.

Related Documentation

TBA.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AuthenticationManager	Manages authentication activities for a Engine: user login, logout, and credential refreshes.
AuthorizationManager	Manages all access control and authorization; determines what authenticated users are allowed to do.
Authorizer	Interface for service providers of authorization information.
UserManager	Provides a facade for obtaining user information.

Class Summary

Class	Description
DefaultAuthenticationManager	Default implementation for AuthenticationManager
DefaultAuthorizationManager	Default implementation for AuthorizationManager
DefaultUserManager	Default implementation for UserManager.
DefaultUserManager.JSONUserModule	Implements the JSON API for usermanager.
GroupPrincipal	Immutable Principal that represents a Group.
SecurityVerifier	Helper class for verifying JSPWiki's security configuration.
SessionMonitor	Manages Sessions for different Engines.
WikiPrincipal	A lightweight, immutable Principal class.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
NoSuchPrincipalException	Thrown in some error situations where a WikiPrincipal object does not exist.
WikiSecurityException	Indicates an authentication or authorization error or exception.