org.jbei.ice.lib.account.authentication

Interface IAuthentication

All Known Implementing Classes:

LblLdapAuthentication, LocalAuthentication, UserIdAuthentication

public interface IAuthentication

Interface for different authentication types.

Author:

Hector Plahar

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	authenticates(String loginId, String password) Authenticates a user's name and password against the system's stored credentials

Method Detail

authenticates

String authenticates(String loginId,
                     String password)
              throws AuthenticationException

Authenticates a user's name and password against the system's stored credentials

Parameters:

loginId - user login Identifier

password - user password

Returns:

the account identifier (usually email) on successful authentication with the credentials provided, null otherwise

Throws:

AuthenticationException - on exception authenticating