org.jboss.seam.security.jaas
Class JaasAuthenticator

java.lang.Object
  org.jboss.seam.security.jaas.JaasAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator

@RequestScoped
@Alternative
public class JaasAuthenticator
extends Object
implements Authenticator

An authenticator for authenticating with JAAS. The jaasConfigName property _must_ be configured to point to a valid JAAS configuration name, typically defined in a file called login-config.xml in the application server.

Author:

Shane Bryzak

Constructor Summary

JaasAuthenticator()

Method Summary

boolean	authenticate()
CallbackHandler	createCallbackHandler() Creates a callback handler that can handle a standard username/password callback, using the credentials username and password properties
String	getJaasConfigName()
protected LoginContext	getLoginContext()
void	setJaasConfigName(String jaasConfigName)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

JaasAuthenticator

public JaasAuthenticator()

Method Detail

authenticate

public boolean authenticate()

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

getLoginContext

protected LoginContext getLoginContext()
                                throws LoginException

Throws:

LoginException

createCallbackHandler

public CallbackHandler createCallbackHandler()

Creates a callback handler that can handle a standard username/password callback, using the credentials username and password properties

getJaasConfigName

public String getJaasConfigName()

setJaasConfigName

public void setJaasConfigName(String jaasConfigName)