Package com.sun.enterprise.security.auth.realm

Interface AuthenticationHandler

public interface AuthenticationHandler
This interface is used by the Authentication Service to have the Principal authenticated by the realm. A realm provides an implementation of this interface.
Author:
Harish Prabandham, Harpreet Singh

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    doAuthentication(String principalName, byte[] authData)
    This method authenticates the given principal using the specified authentication data and the Principal's Credentials.
    Realm
    getRealm()
    Returns the Realm that this Authentication Handler is authenticating in.

  • Method Details

    • getRealm

      Realm getRealm()
      Returns the Realm that this Authentication Handler is authenticating in.
      Returns:
      The Realm object in which this handler is authenticating in.

    • doAuthentication

      boolean doAuthentication(String principalName, byte[] authData)
      This method authenticates the given principal using the specified authentication data and the Principal's Credentials. The result of the authentication is returned back.
      Parameters:
      The - principal (user) being authenticated.
      The - data needed for authentication.
      Returns:
      boolean denoting true for success and false for failure authentication.