org.forgerock.openig.tools.authentication

Interface AuthenticationService

All Known Implementing Classes:

AgentAuthenticationService, DefaultAuthenticationService

public interface AuthenticationService

Asynchronous AM authentication service delivering SsoToken.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Promise<SsoToken,AuthenticationException>	authenticate(Context context, String username, char[] password) Authenticates a subject (identified with the given username and password credentials), returning asynchronously an SSO token (if the authentication succeeded) or an AuthenticationException on failures (I/O, invalid credentials, ...).

Method Detail

authenticate

Promise<SsoToken,AuthenticationException> authenticate(Context context,
                                                       String username,
                                                       char[] password)

Authenticates a subject (identified with the given username and password credentials), returning asynchronously an SSO token (if the authentication succeeded) or an AuthenticationException on failures (I/O, invalid credentials, ...).

Parameters:

context - Service context

username - subject's username

password - subject's credentials

Returns:

a promise of an SsoToken