impersonate() Method

In SecurityService, use the impersonate() method to enable an admin account to act on the behalf of a user account.

This method is very useful if the user doesn't have a known password to be authenticated. This method logs in using the admin account privilege, then switches the owner of the session to the passed-in username. Therefore, bipSession token later is verified by the passed-in username. All further operations are performed through given username.

Signature

String impersonate(String adminUsername, String adminPassword,String username);

Parameters for impersonate() Method

Parameter	Description
String adminUserName	The user name for a user with administration privileges
String adminPassword	The password for the administration user name.
String username	The username of the user account that's granted administrator privileges.