org.ow2.proactive.scheduler.common

Interface SchedulerAuthenticationInterface

All Superinterfaces:

Authentication, Loggable, Serializable

@PublicAPI
public interface SchedulerAuthenticationInterface
extends Authentication

Scheduler Authentication Interface provides method to connect to the scheduler.

Before using the scheduler communication interface, you have to connect it using a login/password using this interface. You can get this interface by using the scheduler connection SchedulerConnection.

Since:

ProActive Scheduling 0.9

Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method and Description

Scheduler

login(Credentials cred) Try to login a client to the scheduler sending login and password in an encrypted state. If the login or/and password do not match an allowed one, it will throw an LoginException. If the authentication succeed, it will return a new scheduler API. This authentication just requires the client to be known by the System. Note that you can use the provided SchedulerAuthenticationGUIHelper class to display a graphical interface that will ask the URL, login and password.

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

authenticate, getHostURL, getJMXConnectorURL, getJMXConnectorURL, getPrivateKey, getPublicKey, isActivated

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

getLogger

Method Detail

login

Scheduler login(Credentials cred)
         throws LoginException,
                AlreadyConnectedException

Try to login a client to the scheduler sending login and password in an encrypted state.
If the login or/and password do not match an allowed one, it will throw an LoginException.
If the authentication succeed, it will return a new scheduler API.
This authentication just requires the client to be known by the System.
Note that you can use the provided SchedulerAuthenticationGUIHelper class to display a graphical interface that will ask the URL, login and password.

Parameters:

cred - Object encapsulating encrypted credentials, and information on how to decrypt them

Returns:

The Scheduler interface if this client is allowed to access the scheduler.

Throws:

LoginException - thrown if this user/password does not match any entries.

AlreadyConnectedException - thrown if this client is already connected to the Scheduler.