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weblogic.security.providers.authentication
Interface CustomDBMSAuthenticatorPlugin

public interface CustomDBMSAuthenticatorPlugin

Method Summary
 void initialize(ProviderMBean mBean)
          Executed on initialization of the CustomDBMSAuthenticatorPlugin.
 String lookupPassword(Connection connection, String user)
          Called during authentication process to retrieve password for user.
 String[] lookupUserGroups(Connection connection, String user)
          Called during authentication and identity assertion to determine the users group membership.
 void shutdown()
          Executed on shutdown of the authentication provider, or if the plugin is replaced dynamically at runtime with another implementation class.
 boolean userExists(Connection connection, String user)
          Called during Identity Assertion to verify existence of user.
 

Method Detail

initialize

void initialize(ProviderMBean mBean)
Executed on initialization of the CustomDBMSAuthenticatorPlugin.

Parameters:
mBean - providerMBean for provider using the plugin

shutdown

void shutdown()
Executed on shutdown of the authentication provider, or if the plugin is replaced dynamically at runtime with another implementation class.

lookupPassword

String lookupPassword(Connection connection,
                      String user)
                      throws SQLException
Called during authentication process to retrieve password for user.

Parameters:
connection - JDBC connection
user - String representing the username
Returns:
String representing the password in one of the supported formats
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

userExists

boolean userExists(Connection connection,
                   String user)
                   throws SQLException
Called during Identity Assertion to verify existence of user.

Parameters:
connection - JDBC connection
user - String representing the username
Returns:
boolean indicating whether the user exists or not. True if user exists, false if not
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs

lookupUserGroups

String[] lookupUserGroups(Connection connection,
                          String user)
                          throws SQLException
Called during authentication and identity assertion to determine the users group membership.

Parameters:
connection - connection to the database
user - String representing the username
Returns:
an array of group strings, or null for no groups
Throws:
SQLException - if a database access error occurs
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