org.springframework.security.web

Interface AuthenticationEntryPoint

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicAuthenticationEntryPoint, DelegatingAuthenticationEntryPoint, DigestAuthenticationEntryPoint, Http403ForbiddenEntryPoint, HttpStatusEntryPoint, LoginUrlAuthenticationEntryPoint

public interface AuthenticationEntryPoint

Used by ExceptionTranslationFilter to commence an authentication scheme.

Author:

Ben Alex

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	commence(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response, org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException authException) Commences an authentication scheme.

Method Detail

commence

void commence(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
              javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response,
              org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException authException)
       throws IOException,
              javax.servlet.ServletException

Commences an authentication scheme.

ExceptionTranslationFilter will populate the HttpSession attribute named AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.SPRING_SECURITY_SAVED_REQUEST_KEY with the requested target URL before calling this method.

Implementations should modify the headers on the ServletResponse as necessary to commence the authentication process.

Parameters:

request - that resulted in an AuthenticationException

response - so that the user agent can begin authentication

authException - that caused the invocation

Throws:

IOException

javax.servlet.ServletException