com.xmlmind.netutil

Interface AuthenticatorModule

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticatorModuleImpl, SimpleAuthenticatorModule

public interface AuthenticatorModule

Interface implemented by the module (examples: AuthenticatorModuleImpl, SimpleAuthenticatorModule) of a modular authenticator (example: AuthenticatorList).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	clearCredentials() If usernames/passwords are cached, invoking this method definitely clears such cached information.
ModularAuthenticator	getModularAuthenticator() Returns the modular authenticator to which this module belongs.
PasswordAuthentication	getPasswordAuthentication() Returns the PasswordAuthentication found for the context which can be queried using the ModularAuthenticator interface.
void	setModularAuthenticator(ModularAuthenticator authenticator) Invoked by the modular authenticator to specify to its module to which ``parent'' it belongs.

Method Detail

setModularAuthenticator

void setModularAuthenticator(ModularAuthenticator authenticator)

Invoked by the modular authenticator to specify to its module to which ``parent'' it belongs.

getModularAuthenticator

ModularAuthenticator getModularAuthenticator()

Returns the modular authenticator to which this module belongs.

getPasswordAuthentication

PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()

Returns the PasswordAuthentication found for the context which can be queried using the ModularAuthenticator interface. Returns null if, given this context, this module cannot determine the PasswordAuthentication object.

clearCredentials

void clearCredentials()

If usernames/passwords are cached, invoking this method definitely clears such cached information.