Interface CredentialsValidator

All Superinterfaces:

Configurable

All Known Implementing Classes:

JaasCredentialsValidator, LdapCredentialsValidator, StaticUserCredentialsValidator

public interface CredentialsValidator
extends Configurable

A class that implement this interface can be used to validate credentials provided by client.

This feature is experimental and subject to change

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	validateCredentials(AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo)	Validate user credential.

Methods inherited from interface Configurable

configure

Method Details

validateCredentials

boolean validateCredentials(AuthenticationInfo authenticationInfo)
                     throws Exception

Validate user credential.

Parameters:

authenticationInfo - = authentication info

Returns:

true if credentials are valid, otherwise false

Throws:

Exception - any exception occurred (invalid credentials or internal issue) prevent user login