org.openmdx.security.auth.servlet.cci
Interface HttpAuthenticationHandler

All Superinterfaces:

HttpHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuthenticationHandler, AbstractRemoteAuthenticationHandler, RemoteAuthenticationHandler, RemoteAuthenticationHandler, RemoteAuthenticationHandler, SimpleAuthenticationHandler

public interface HttpAuthenticationHandler
extends HttpHandler

HTTP Callback Handler

Method Summary

AuthenticationContext	getAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request, boolean create) Acquire an AuthenticationContext object
void	returnAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request) Return an Authentication object

Methods inherited from interface org.openmdx.security.auth.servlet.cci.HttpHandler

destroy, init

Method Detail

getAuthentication

AuthenticationContext getAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request,
                                        boolean create)
                                        throws ServletException,
                                               TimeoutException

Acquire an AuthenticationContext object

Parameters:

request -

create - tells whther the Authentication should be newly created or retrieved.

Returns:

an Authentication object

Throws:

ServletException - if Authentication acquisition fails

TimeoutException - in case of timeout

returnAuthentication

void returnAuthentication(HttpServletRequest request)
                          throws ServletException,
                                 TimeoutException

Return an Authentication object

Parameters:

request -

Throws:

ServletException - if Authentication return fails

TimeoutException - in case of timeout