Package org.apache.wicket.authentication

Interface IAuthenticationStrategy

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultAuthenticationStrategy, NoOpAuthenticationStrategy
public interface IAuthenticationStrategy
The interface of an authentication strategy which is accessible via Application.getSecuritySettings(). Implementations determine how logon data (username and password) are persisted (e.g. Cookie), retrieved and removed.
Author:
Juergen Donnerstag

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String[]
    load()
    If "rememberMe" is enabled, then load the saved credentials (e.g.
    void
    remove()
    When the user logs out (session invalidation), then remove username and password from the persistence store
    void
    save(String credential, String... extraCredentials)
    If "rememberMe" is enabled and login was successful, then store the given credentials in the persistence store (e.g.

  • Method Details

    • load

      String[] load()
      If "rememberMe" is enabled, then load the saved credentials (e.g. username and password) from the persistence storage (e.g. Cookie) for automatic sign in. This is useful for applications which users typically have open the whole day but where the server invalidates the session after a timeout and you want to force the user to sign in again and again during the day.
      Returns:
      The saved credentials

    • save

      void save(String credential, String... extraCredentials)
      If "rememberMe" is enabled and login was successful, then store the given credentials in the persistence store (e.g. Cookie).

      The implementation of this method should be symmetrical with the implementation of load().

      Parameters:
      credential - The credential to store. For example: a security token or username.
      extraCredentials - Optional extra credentials. For example: a password

    • remove

      void remove()
      When the user logs out (session invalidation), then remove username and password from the persistence store