Validation Plug-in Interface

An administrator can write username or password validation logic appropriate for a particular realm, and plug the logic into the Authentication Service. Before authenticating a user or changing the user password, Access Manager will invoke this plug-in. If the validation is successful, authentication continues. If validation fails, an authentication failed page will be thrown. The plug-in extends the com.iplanet.am.sdk.AMUserPasswordValidation class which is part of the Service Configuration SPI. For more information, see Validation Plug-in Interface in Sun Java System Access Manager 7.1 Administration Guide.

The Validation Plug-In Interface is only supported by the LDAP and Membership authentication module types.