de.fraunhofer.iese.ind2uce.connectors

Interface Authentication

All Known Implementing Classes:

OAuthCredentials, UsernamePasswordAuthentication

public interface Authentication

Authentication Token

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getCredentials() The credentials that prove the principal is correct.
Object	getPrincipal() The identity of the principal being authenticated.

Method Detail

getPrincipal

Object getPrincipal()

The identity of the principal being authenticated. In the case of an authentication request with username and password, this would be the username. Callers are expected to populate the principal for an authentication request.

Returns:

the Principal being authenticated or the authenticated principal after authentication.

getCredentials

Object getCredentials()

The credentials that prove the principal is correct. This is usually a password, but could be anything relevant to authentication System. Callers are expected to populate the credentials.

Returns:

the credentials that prove the identity of the Principal