Package org.ametys.core.authentication

Interface NonBlockingCredentialProvider

All Superinterfaces:

CredentialProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

CASCredentialProvider, DefinedCredentialProvider, FormCredentialProvider, KerberosCredentialProvider, RemoteUserCredentialProvider

public interface NonBlockingCredentialProvider
extends CredentialProvider

Defines a CredentialProvider that can be non-blocking.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
UserIdentity	nonBlockingGetUserIdentity(Redirector redirector)	Method called by AuthenticateAction each time a request need authentication.
boolean	nonBlockingGrantAnonymousRequest()	Method called by AuthenticateAction before asking for credentials.
boolean	nonBlockingIsStillConnected(UserIdentity userIdentity, Redirector redirector)	Validates that the user specify is still connected
void	nonBlockingUserAllowed(UserIdentity userIdentity)	Method called by AuthenticateAction after authentication process succeeded
void	nonBlockingUserNotAllowed(Redirector redirector)	Method called by AuthenticateAction each a user could not get authenticated.

Methods inherited from interface org.ametys.core.authentication.CredentialProvider

getCredentialProviderModelId, getId, getLabel, getParameterValues, getUserIdentity, grantAnonymousRequest, init, isStillConnected, userAllowed, userNotAllowed

Method Detail

nonBlockingGrantAnonymousRequest

boolean nonBlockingGrantAnonymousRequest()

Method called by AuthenticateAction before asking for credentials. This method is used to bypass authentication. If this method returns true, no authentication will be require. Use it with care, as it may lead to obvious security issues.

Returns:

true if the Request is not authenticated

nonBlockingIsStillConnected

boolean nonBlockingIsStillConnected(UserIdentity userIdentity,
                                    Redirector redirector)
                             throws Exception

Validates that the user specify is still connected

Parameters:

userIdentity - the user previously correctly identified with this credential provider

redirector - The cocoon redirector

Returns:

true if this CredentialProvider was in a valid state, false to restart authentication process

Throws:

Exception - If an error occurred

nonBlockingGetUserIdentity

UserIdentity nonBlockingGetUserIdentity(Redirector redirector)
                                 throws Exception

Method called by AuthenticateAction each time a request need authentication.

Parameters:

redirector - the cocoon redirector.

Returns:

the UserIdentity corresponding to the user (with or without population specified), or null if user could not get authenticated.

Throws:

Exception - if something wrong occurs

nonBlockingUserNotAllowed

void nonBlockingUserNotAllowed(Redirector redirector)
                        throws Exception

Method called by AuthenticateAction each a user could not get authenticated. This method implementation is responsible of redirecting response to appropriate url.

Parameters:

redirector - the cocoon Redirector that can be used for redirecting response.

Throws:

Exception - if something wrong occurs

nonBlockingUserAllowed

void nonBlockingUserAllowed(UserIdentity userIdentity)

Method called by AuthenticateAction after authentication process succeeded

Parameters:

userIdentity - The user correctly connected