org.springframework.extensions.webscripts

Interface Authenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBasicHttpAuthenticatorFactory.BasicHttpAuthenticator

public interface Authenticator

Web Script Authenticator for the HTTP Servlet environment

Author:

davidc

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	authenticate(Description.RequiredAuthentication required, boolean isGuest) Authenticate Web Script execution
boolean	emptyCredentials() Are credentials set in the request ?

Method Detail

authenticate

boolean authenticate(Description.RequiredAuthentication required,
                   boolean isGuest)

Authenticate Web Script execution

Parameters:

required - required level of authentication

isGuest - is Guest accessing the web script

Returns:

true if authorised to execute the script, false otherwise

emptyCredentials

boolean emptyCredentials()

Are credentials set in the request ?

Returns:

true if credentials are empty

Since:

3.2