org.apache.cassandra.auth
Interface IAuthenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AllowAllAuthenticator, SimpleAuthenticator

public interface IAuthenticator

Method Summary

AuthenticatedUser	authenticate(java.util.Map<? extends java.lang.CharSequence,? extends java.lang.CharSequence> credentials)
AuthenticatedUser	defaultUser()
void	validateConfiguration()

Method Detail

defaultUser

AuthenticatedUser defaultUser()

Returns:

The user that a connection is initialized with, or 'null' if a user must call login().

authenticate

AuthenticatedUser authenticate(java.util.Map<? extends java.lang.CharSequence,? extends java.lang.CharSequence> credentials)
                               throws org.apache.cassandra.thrift.AuthenticationException

Parameters:

credentials - An implementation specific collection of identifying information.

Returns:

A successfully authenticated user: should throw AuthenticationException rather than ever returning null.

Throws:

org.apache.cassandra.thrift.AuthenticationException

validateConfiguration

void validateConfiguration()
                           throws ConfigurationException

Throws:

ConfigurationException