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AuthenticationHandler.java API Doc Glassfish v2 API 3041 Fri May 04 22:35:26 BST 2007 com.sun.enterprise.security.auth.realm

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
author: Harpreet Singh

Fields Summary
Constructors Summary
Methods Summary
public boolean doAuthentication(java.lang.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.
param
The principal (user) being authenticated.
param
The data needed for authentication.
return
boolean denoting true for success and false for failure authentication.
public Realm getRealm()
Returns the Realm that this Authentication Handler is authenticating in.
return
The Realm object in which this handler is authenticating in.