Package org.eclipse.jetty.security

Interface LoginService

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractLoginService, ConfigurableSpnegoLoginService, DataSourceLoginService, EmptyLoginService, HashLoginService, JAASLoginService, JDBCLoginService, OpenIdLoginService
public interface LoginService
Login Service Interface.

The Login service provides an abstract mechanism for an Authenticator to check credentials and to create a UserIdentity using the set IdentityService.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Returns:
      Get the name of the login service (aka Realm name)

    • login

      UserIdentity login(String username, Object credentials, jakarta.servlet.ServletRequest request)
      Login a user.
      Parameters:
      username - The user name
      credentials - The users credentials
      request - TODO
      Returns:
      A UserIdentity if the credentials matched, otherwise null

    • validate

      boolean validate(UserIdentity user)
      Validate a user identity. Validate that a UserIdentity previously created by a call to login(String, Object, ServletRequest) is still valid.
      Parameters:
      user - The user to validate
      Returns:
      true if authentication has not been revoked for the user.

    • getIdentityService

      IdentityService getIdentityService()
      Get the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
      Returns:
      the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.

    • setIdentityService

      void setIdentityService(IdentityService service)
      Set the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.
      Parameters:
      service - the IdentityService associated with this Login Service.

    • logout

      void logout(UserIdentity user)