Package org.eclipse.net4j.util.security

Schnittstelle IAuthenticator2

Alle Superschnittstellen:
AdministrationPredicate, IAuthenticator
public interface IAuthenticator2 extends IAuthenticator, AdministrationPredicate
Extension interface for authenticators that can update user credentials in addition to authenticating them.
Seit:
3.4
Autor:
Christian W. Damus (CEA LIST)

  • Methodenübersicht

    Modifizierer und Typ
    Methode
    Beschreibung
    boolean
    isAdministrator(String userID)
    Queries whether a given user has administrative privileges.
    void
    resetPassword(String adminID, char[] adminPassword, String userID, char[] newPassword)
    Performs an administrative resets of the password stored for the user identified by userID.
    void
    updatePassword(String userID, char[] oldPassword, char[] newPassword)
    Updates the password stored for the user identified by userID.

    Von Schnittstelle geerbte Methoden org.eclipse.net4j.util.security.IAuthenticator

    authenticate

  • Methodendetails

    • updatePassword

      void updatePassword(String userID, char[] oldPassword, char[] newPassword)
      Updates the password stored for the user identified by userID. The oldPassword is authenticated as per usual and is replaced by the newPassword only (and atomically) on success.
      Parameter:
      userID - the ID of the user whose password is to be updated
      oldPassword - the user's current password attempt to verify against the stored password
      newPassword - the new password to replace the oldPassword
      Löst aus:
      SecurityException - on any failure to authenticate the oldPassword or validate and/or set the newPassword

    • resetPassword

      void resetPassword(String adminID, char[] adminPassword, String userID, char[] newPassword)
      Performs an administrative resets of the password stored for the user identified by userID. The adminID and adminPassword must authenticate to permit the userID's password to be set to the newPassword.
      Parameter:
      adminID - the ID of the administrator requesting the reset
      adminPassword - the administrator's password
      userID - the ID of the user whose password is to be reset
      newPassword - the new password to replace the user's old password
      Löst aus:
      SecurityException - on any failure to authenticate the oldPassword or validate and/or set the newPassword

    • isAdministrator

      boolean isAdministrator(String userID)
      Queries whether a given user has administrative privileges.
      Angegeben von:
      isAdministrator in Schnittstelle AdministrationPredicate
      Parameter:
      userID - an user ID, which may or may not exist
      Gibt zurück:
      whether the userID exists and has administrative privileges