org.mortbay.http
Class BasicAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  org.mortbay.http.BasicAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator, java.io.Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BasicAuthenticator

public class BasicAuthenticator

extends java.lang.Object

implements Authenticator

BASIC authentication.

Version:

$Id: BasicAuthenticator.java,v 1.17 2005/08/13 00:01:24 gregwilkins Exp $

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BasicAuthenticator()

Method Summary

java.security.Principal	authenticate(UserRealm realm, java.lang.String pathInContext, HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response) Authenticate.
java.lang.String	getAuthMethod()
void	sendChallenge(UserRealm realm, HttpResponse response)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

BasicAuthenticator

public BasicAuthenticator()

Method Detail

authenticate

public java.security.Principal authenticate(UserRealm realm,
                                            java.lang.String pathInContext,
                                            HttpRequest request,
                                            HttpResponse response)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticate.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

realm - an UserRealm value

pathInContext - a String value

request - a HttpRequest value

response - a HttpResponse value. If non-null response is passed, then a failed authentication will result in a challenge response being set in the response.

Returns:

UserPrinciple if authenticated or null if not. If Authentication fails, then the authenticator may have committed the response as an auth challenge or redirect.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAuthMethod

public java.lang.String getAuthMethod()

Specified by:

getAuthMethod in interface Authenticator

sendChallenge

public void sendChallenge(UserRealm realm,
                          HttpResponse response)
                   throws java.io.IOException

Throws:

java.io.IOException