com.novell.emframe.dev

Class LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

com.novell.emframe.dev.AuthBrokerAuthenticator

com.novell.emframe.dev.LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator

Direct Known Subclasses:

NPSFileAuthenticator

public abstract class LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator
extends AuthBrokerAuthenticator

Abstract class to implement to be a LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract java.lang.Object	authenticate(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String accessDomain, java.util.Properties properties) Abstract method called when the Lazy AuthBrokerAuthenticator should login.

Methods inherited from class com.novell.emframe.dev.AuthBrokerAuthenticator

destroy, init, login, logout

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator

public LazyAuthBrokerAuthenticator()

Method Detail

authenticate

public abstract java.lang.Object authenticate(java.lang.String name,
                                              java.lang.String password,
                                              java.lang.String accessDomain,
                                              java.util.Properties properties)
                                       throws AuthBrokerException

Abstract method called when the Lazy AuthBrokerAuthenticator should login. This method should return a non-null object or throw an error.

The object returned from this authenticate call will be returned to the user when they call getAPIObject(id, prop). The user will then be responsible for the cleanup of this object

Parameters:

name - Username to use to login

password - Password to use to login

accessDomain - Location to use to login (tree, server, etc...)

properties - Properties object containing information relative to the login

Returns:

Object containing extra login object information

Throws:

AuthBrokerException - if login was unsuccessful