org.springframework.security.access.prepost

Interface PreInvocationAuthorizationAdvice

All Superinterfaces:

AopInfrastructureBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExpressionBasedPreInvocationAdvice

public interface PreInvocationAuthorizationAdvice
extends AopInfrastructureBean

Performs argument filtering and authorization logic before a method is invoked.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Luke Taylor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	before(Authentication authentication, org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation mi, PreInvocationAttribute preInvocationAttribute) The "before" advice which should be executed to perform any filtering necessary and to decide whether the method call is authorised.

Method Detail

before

boolean before(Authentication authentication,
               org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation mi,
               PreInvocationAttribute preInvocationAttribute)

The "before" advice which should be executed to perform any filtering necessary and to decide whether the method call is authorised.

Parameters:

authentication - the information on the principal on whose account the decision should be made

mi - the method invocation being attempted

preInvocationAttribute - the attribute built from the @PreFilter and @PostFilter annotations.

Returns:

true if authorised, false otherwise