Provides identity types for application level authentication to Novell
Services using the NDS, BINDERY and LDAP protocols. This authentication
is done by prompting for user credentials when an authentication request
is issued. These providers transparently plug into the Authenticator
Framework provided in the com.novell.java.security package. The providers
for NDS and BINDERY require the presence of a Novell Client on workstations,
and they provide a GUI for secure collection of user authentication
credentials. The Authenticator uses the underlying requester to perform the
actual authentication. It is mechanism and storage independent, and is
responsible for managing the authentication process for identities within
a JVM.
The SessionManager and therefore the all the JNDI providers use the
Authenticator for all authentication processes including login and logout.
The Authentication service also provides the ability to create and change
user passwords.
Package Specification
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Related Documentation
The following classes and interfaces are used by the Security classes and interfaces.
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