org.apache.catalina

Interface Auditor

public interface Auditor

Defines interface of classes which implement audit functionality.

An Auditor class can be registered with a Context and will receive notification of all auditable events processed by the Authenticator of that context.

IASRI 4823322

Version:

$Revision: 1.2 $

Author:

Jyri J. Virkki

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	authentication(String user, String realm, boolean success) Notify auditor of an authentication event.
void	webInvocation(HttpRequest req, boolean success) Notify auditor of a servlet container invocation.

Method Detail

authentication

void authentication(String user,
                    String realm,
                    boolean success)

Notify auditor of an authentication event.

This method will get invoked on every login attempt whether it was approved or denied by the authentication infrastructure.

Parameters:

user - the user for whom authentication was processed

realm - the realm which handled the authentication

success - true if the authentication succeeded, false if denied

webInvocation

void webInvocation(HttpRequest req,
                   boolean success)

Notify auditor of a servlet container invocation.

This method will get invoked on every request whether it was permitted or not by the authorization infrastructure.

Parameters:

req - the HttpRequest

success - true if the invocation was allowed, false if denied.