org.alfresco.http
Interface AuthenticationDetailsProvider

public interface AuthenticationDetailsProvider

Provides details to allow users to authenticate against alfresco.

Author:

Frederik Heremans

Method Summary

String	getAdminPassword()
String	getAdminUsername()
String	getPasswordForUser(String username)
String	getTicketForUser(String username)
boolean	updateTicketForUser(String username, String ticket) Update the value of the ticket for the given user.

Method Detail

getPasswordForUser

String getPasswordForUser(String username)

Returns:

the password for the given user. Returns null, if user doesn't exist.

getTicketForUser

String getTicketForUser(String username)

Returns:

the ticket being used by the given user or null if no ticket is stored

updateTicketForUser

boolean updateTicketForUser(String username,
                            String ticket)

Update the value of the ticket for the given user.

Returns:

true if the ticket was updated or false if it was not (e.g. if the user is not defined)

getAdminUsername

String getAdminUsername()

Returns:

the Alfresco administrator username

getAdminPassword

String getAdminPassword()

Returns:

the Alfresco administrator password