rabbit.filter.authenticate
Class SQLAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  rabbit.filter.authenticate.SQLAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator

public class SQLAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Authenticator

An authenticator that checks the username/password against an sql database. Will read the following parameters from the config file:

• resource
• user
• password
• select - the sql query to run

Author:

Robert Olofsson

Constructor Summary

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

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String token) 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

SQLAuthenticator

public SQLAuthenticator(SProperties props)

Create a new SQLAuthenticator 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 token)

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Try to authenticate the user.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

user - the username

token - the password of the user

Returns:

true if authentication succeeded, false otherwise.