org.mortbay.http.handler
Class SecurityHandler

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mortbay.http.handler.AbstractHttpHandler
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        +--org.mortbay.http.handler.SecurityHandler

All Implemented Interfaces:

HttpHandler, LifeCycle, java.io.Serializable

public class SecurityHandler

extends AbstractHttpHandler

Handler to enforce SecurityConstraints.

Version:

$Id: SecurityHandler.java,v 1.29 2003/04/24 23:56:15 bretts Exp $

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

SecurityHandler()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getAuthMethod()
void	handle(java.lang.String pathInContext, java.lang.String pathParams, HttpRequest request, HttpResponse response) Handle a request.
void	setAuthMethod(java.lang.String method)
void	start() Start the LifeCycle.

Methods inherited from class org.mortbay.http.handler.AbstractHttpHandler

getHttpContext, getName, handleTrace, initialize, isStarted, setName, stop, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SecurityHandler

public SecurityHandler()

Method Detail

getAuthMethod

public java.lang.String getAuthMethod()

setAuthMethod

public void setAuthMethod(java.lang.String method)

start

public void start()
           throws java.lang.Exception

Description copied from interface: LifeCycle

Start the LifeCycle.

Specified by:

start in interface LifeCycle

Overrides:

start in class AbstractHttpHandler

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - An arbitrary exception may be thrown.

handle

public void handle(java.lang.String pathInContext,
                   java.lang.String pathParams,
                   HttpRequest request,
                   HttpResponse response)
            throws HttpException,
                   java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: HttpHandler

Handle a request. Note that Handlers are tried in order until one has handled the request. i.e. until request.isHandled() returns true. In broad terms this means, either a response has been commited or request.setHandled(true) has been called.

Parameters:

pathInContext - The context path

pathParams - Path parameters such as encoded Session ID

request - The HttpRequest request

response - The HttpResponse response

HttpException

java.io.IOException