org.jboss.security: public interface: AuthenticationManager

org.jboss.security
public interface: AuthenticationManager [javadoc | source]

All Known Implementing Classes:
SubjectSecurityManager, SecurityDomain, NullSecurityManager, JaasSecurityDomain, SecurityDomainProxy, JaasSecurityManager

The SecurityManager is responsible for validating credentials associated with principals.

author: Scott.Stark - @jboss.org

version: $ - Revision: 1.2 $

Method from org.jboss.security.AuthenticationManager Summary:
isValid

Method from org.jboss.security.AuthenticationManager Detail:
public boolean isValid(Principal principal, Object credential) The isValid method is invoked to see if a user identity and associated credentials as known in the operational environment are valid proof of the user identity.

Method from org.jboss.security.AuthenticationManager Detail:

 public boolean isValid(Principal principal,
    Object credential)The isValid method is invoked to see if a user identity and associated
credentials as known in the operational environment are valid proof of the
user identity.