org.ow2.proactive.authentication

Interface Authentication

All Superinterfaces:

Loggable, Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

RMAuthentication, SchedulerAuthenticationInterface

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticationImpl

public interface Authentication
extends Loggable, Serializable

Authentication interface.

Since:

ProActive Scheduling 0.9.1

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Subject	authenticate(Credentials cred) Performs login.
String	getHostURL() Return the URL of this Instance.
String	getJMXConnectorURL() Return the JMX connector server URL used to contact this instance.
String	getJMXConnectorURL(JMXTransportProtocol protocol) Returns the address of the JMX connector server depending on the specified protocol.
byte[]	getPrivateKey() Request this Authentication's private key for credentials encryption
PublicKey	getPublicKey() Request this Authentication's public key for credentials encryption
org.objectweb.proactive.core.util.wrapper.BooleanWrapper	isActivated() Checks whether an authentication is activated or in other words is ready to authenticate users.

Methods inherited from interface org.ow2.proactive.authentication.Loggable

getLogger

Method Detail

isActivated

org.objectweb.proactive.core.util.wrapper.BooleanWrapper isActivated()

Checks whether an authentication is activated or in other words is ready to authenticate users.

Returns:

true if it is activated.

getPublicKey

PublicKey getPublicKey()
                throws LoginException

Request this Authentication's public key for credentials encryption

Returns:

this Authentication's public key

Throws:

LoginException - the key could not be retrieved

getPrivateKey

byte[] getPrivateKey()
              throws LoginException

Request this Authentication's private key for credentials encryption

Returns:

this Authentication's private key

Throws:

LoginException - the key could not be retrieved

getJMXConnectorURL

String getJMXConnectorURL()
                   throws JMException

Return the JMX connector server URL used to contact this instance.

Returns:

the string representation of the JMX connector server URL

Throws:

JMException - if the JMX connector server could not be started

getJMXConnectorURL

String getJMXConnectorURL(JMXTransportProtocol protocol)
                   throws JMException

Returns the address of the JMX connector server depending on the specified protocol.

Parameters:

protocol - the JMX transport protocol

Returns:

the address of the anonymous connector server

Throws:

JMException - in case of boot sequence failure

getHostURL

String getHostURL()

Return the URL of this Instance. This URL must be used to contact this Instance.

Returns:

the URL of this Instance.

authenticate

Subject authenticate(Credentials cred)
              throws LoginException

Performs login.

Parameters:

cred - encrypted username and password

Returns:

the name of the user logged

Throws:

LoginException - if username or password is incorrect.