org.forgerock.openig.tools.authentication.chf

Class DefaultAuthenticationService

java.lang.Object

org.forgerock.openig.tools.authentication.chf.DefaultAuthenticationService

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationService

Direct Known Subclasses:

AgentAuthenticationService

public class DefaultAuthenticationService
extends Object
implements AuthenticationService

Implements an HTTP-based authentication service.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultAuthenticationService(Handler handler, URI uri) Constructs a DefaultAuthenticationService.

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, ...).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

DefaultAuthenticationService

public DefaultAuthenticationService(Handler handler,
                                    URI uri)

Constructs a DefaultAuthenticationService.

Parameters:

handler - HTTP handler used to communicate with AM

uri - the absolute AM authentication endpoint URI (usually ending with /json/authenticate).

Method Detail

authenticate

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

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationService

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, ...).

Specified by:

authenticate in interface AuthenticationService

Parameters:

context - Service context

username - subject's username

password - subject's credentials

Returns:

a promise of an SsoToken