org.mortbay.jetty.servlet
Class FormAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.mortbay.jetty.servlet.FormAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

SecurityConstraint.Authenticator, java.io.Serializable

public class FormAuthenticator

extends java.lang.Object

implements SecurityConstraint.Authenticator

FORM Authentication Authenticator. The HTTP Session is used to store the authentication status of the user, which can be distributed. If the realm implements SSORealm, SSO is supported.

Version:

$Id: FormAuthenticator.java,v 1.19.2.6 2004/04/27 09:00:33 gregwilkins Exp $

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw), dan@greening.name

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Serialized Form

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	__J_AUTHENTICATED
static java.lang.String	__J_PASSWORD
static java.lang.String	__J_SECURITY_CHECK
static java.lang.String	__J_URI
static java.lang.String	__J_USERNAME

Constructor Summary

FormAuthenticator()

Method Summary

UserPrincipal	authenticated(UserRealm realm, java.lang.String pathInContext, HttpRequest httpRequest, HttpResponse httpResponse) Perform form authentication.
java.lang.String	getAuthMethod()
java.lang.String	getErrorPage()
java.lang.String	getLoginPage()
void	setErrorPage(java.lang.String path)
void	setLoginPage(java.lang.String path)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

__J_URI

public static final java.lang.String __J_URI

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Constant Field Values

__J_AUTHENTICATED

public static final java.lang.String __J_AUTHENTICATED

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Constant Field Values

__J_SECURITY_CHECK

public static final java.lang.String __J_SECURITY_CHECK

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Constant Field Values

__J_USERNAME

public static final java.lang.String __J_USERNAME

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Constant Field Values

__J_PASSWORD

public static final java.lang.String __J_PASSWORD

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

FormAuthenticator

public FormAuthenticator()

Method Detail

getAuthMethod

public java.lang.String getAuthMethod()

Specified by:

getAuthMethod in interface SecurityConstraint.Authenticator

setLoginPage

public void setLoginPage(java.lang.String path)

getLoginPage

public java.lang.String getLoginPage()

setErrorPage

public void setErrorPage(java.lang.String path)

getErrorPage

public java.lang.String getErrorPage()

authenticated

public UserPrincipal authenticated(UserRealm realm,
                                   java.lang.String pathInContext,
                                   HttpRequest httpRequest,
                                   HttpResponse httpResponse)
                            throws java.io.IOException

Perform form authentication. Called from SecurityHandler.

Specified by:

authenticated in interface SecurityConstraint.Authenticator

Returns:

UserPrincipal if authenticated else null.

Throws:

java.io.IOException