com.bankframe.services.authentication
Interface Authentication

All Superinterfaces:

javax.ejb.EJBObject, ESessionRemote, java.rmi.Remote

All Known Subinterfaces:

EJBUserAuthentication, LDAPAuthentication

public interface Authentication

extends ESessionRemote

This interface defines the methods that all authentication mechanisms implement. This class provides a set of standard authentication mechanisms and provides a framework for implementing custom authentication mechanisms. Users can be authenticated against a database or an LDAP repository. This class is used in conjunction with the security provider framework.

Method Summary

java.util.Vector	processLogoff(DataPacket data) This method processes a logoff request.
java.util.Vector	processLogon(DataPacket data) This method processes a logon request.

Methods inherited from interface com.bankframe.ejb.ESessionRemote

processDataPacket, processDataPackets

Methods inherited from interface javax.ejb.EJBObject

getEJBHome, getHandle, getPrimaryKey, isIdentical, remove

Method Detail

processLogoff

public java.util.Vector processLogoff(DataPacket data)
                               throws ProcessingErrorException,
                                      java.rmi.RemoteException

This method processes a logoff request.

Parameters:

data - the logoff request to process

Returns:

a vector of DataPackets

Throws:

ProcessingErrorException - if the logon request cannot be processed

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote communication error occurs

processLogon

public java.util.Vector processLogon(DataPacket data)
                              throws AuthenticationException,
                                     java.rmi.RemoteException

This method processes a logon request.

Parameters:

data - DataPacket The logon request to process

Returns:

a vector of DataPackets

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if the logon request cannot be authenticated

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a remote communication error occurs