com.beasys.commerce.axiom.contact.security
Class JaasHelper

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.beasys.commerce.axiom.contact.security.JaasHelper

public class JaasHelper

extends java.lang.Object

Helper class to make JAAS authentication easier.

Constructor Summary

JaasHelper()

Method Summary

static javax.security.auth.Subject	login(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Return a JAAS Subject as a result of authenticating a user.
static javax.security.auth.Subject	login(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String connectString) Return a JAAS Subject as a result of authenticating a user.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

JaasHelper

public JaasHelper()

Method Detail

login

public static javax.security.auth.Subject login(java.lang.String username,
                                                java.lang.String password)

Return a JAAS Subject as a result of authenticating a user. This will first use the URL specified by the property "jaas.connectString" in the server properties file, and if this is not given, it will use the local server as a JAAS Server, i.e., t3://localhost: to authenticate.

Parameters:

username - the user to authenticate

password - the password to authenticate with

login

public static javax.security.auth.Subject login(java.lang.String username,
                                                java.lang.String password,
                                                java.lang.String connectString)

Return a JAAS Subject as a result of authenticating a user. This will connect to the provided URL to perform the authentication.

Parameters:

username - the user to authenticate

password - the password to authenticate with

connectString - a t3 URL to connect to