org.hawkular.apm.server.api.security

Interface SecurityProvider

public interface SecurityProvider

This interface represents a security provider responsible for identifying the current tenant id.

Author:

gbrown

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	validate(String tenant, String principal) This method validates that the principal has access to the requested tenant.

Method Detail

validate

String validate(String tenant,
                String principal)
         throws SecurityProviderException

This method validates that the principal has access to the requested tenant. If so, then the tenant will be returned, otherwise an exception will be thrown.

Parameters:

tenant - The tenant

principal - The principal

Returns:

The tenant to be used

Throws:

SecurityProviderException - Principal does not have access to the tenant