rabbit.filter.authenticate
Class PlainFileAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  rabbit.filter.authenticate.PlainFileAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator

public class PlainFileAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Authenticator

An authenticator that reads username and passwords from a plain text file.

Author:

Robert Olofsson

Constructor Summary

PlainFileAuthenticator(SProperties props)
Create a new PlainFileAuthenticator that will be configured using the given properties.

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String pwd) Try to authenticate the user.
java.lang.String	getToken(HttpHeader header, Connection con) Find the token used to authenticate

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PlainFileAuthenticator

public PlainFileAuthenticator(SProperties props)

Create a new PlainFileAuthenticator that will be configured using the given properties.

Parameters:

props - the configuration for this authenticator

Method Detail

getToken

public java.lang.String getToken(HttpHeader header,
                                 Connection con)

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Find the token used to authenticate

Specified by:

getToken in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

header - the request

con - the Connection handling the request

Returns:

the authentication token

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(java.lang.String user,
                            java.lang.String pwd)

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Try to authenticate the user.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

user - the username

pwd - the password of the user

Returns:

true if authentication succeeded, false otherwise.