org.nakedobjects.runtime.authentication
Interface AuthenticationManager

All Superinterfaces:

ApplicationScopedComponent, Component

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticationManagerStandard

public interface AuthenticationManager
extends ApplicationScopedComponent

Method Summary

AuthenticationSession	authenticate(AuthenticationRequest request) Caches and returns an authentication AuthenticationSession if the request is valid; otherwise returns null.
void	closeSession(AuthenticationSession authenticationSession)
boolean	isSessionValid(AuthenticationSession authenticationSession) Whether the provided AuthenticationSession is still valid.

Methods inherited from interface org.nakedobjects.metamodel.commons.component.ApplicationScopedComponent

init, shutdown

Method Detail

authenticate

AuthenticationSession authenticate(AuthenticationRequest request)

Caches and returns an authentication AuthenticationSession if the request is valid; otherwise returns null.

isSessionValid

boolean isSessionValid(AuthenticationSession authenticationSession)

Whether the provided AuthenticationSession is still valid.

closeSession

void closeSession(AuthenticationSession authenticationSession)