com.sas.services.security
Interface AuthenticatorInterface

public interface AuthenticatorInterface

Interface for a class to handle authenticating a user identity.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

abstract boolean

authenticate(UserContextInterface user, UserIdentityInterface identity, java.util.Map options) Authenticates a user identity.

Method Detail

authenticate

boolean authenticate(UserContextInterface user,
                     UserIdentityInterface identity,
                     java.util.Map options)

Authenticates a user identity.

Parameters:

user - The user context that owns the identity.

identity - The identity to authenticate.

options - Additional options for the authentication process (this may include a host and port for an authentication server and other information).

Returns:

true if the authentication was successful, false otherwise.