edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat
Class AuthMcat

java.lang.Object
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  +--edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat.AuthMcat
All Implemented Interfaces:
AuthInterface

public class AuthMcat
extends java.lang.Object
implements AuthInterface

An implementation of the AuthInterface interface that allows Metacat to use the SRB/MCAT for authentication. The SRB/MCAT authentication service is used to determine if a user is authenticated, and whether they are a member of a particular group.


Constructor Summary
AuthMcat()
           
 
Method Summary
 boolean authenticate(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password)
          Determine if a user/password are valid according to the authentication service.
 java.util.HashMap getAttributes(java.lang.String foruser)
          Get attributes describing a user or group
 java.util.HashMap getAttributes(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String foruser)
          Get attributes describing a user or group
 java.lang.String[] getGroups(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password)
          Get all groups from the authentication service
 java.lang.String[] getGroups(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String foruser)
          Get the groups for a particular user from the authentication service
 java.lang.String getPrincipals(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password)
          Get all groups and users from authentication scheme.
 java.lang.String[] getUsers(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password)
          Get all users from the authentication service
 java.lang.String[] getUsers(java.lang.String user, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String group)
          Get the users for a particular group from the authentication service
static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
          Test method for the class
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

AuthMcat

public AuthMcat()
Method Detail

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(java.lang.String user,
                            java.lang.String password)
                     throws java.net.ConnectException
Determine if a user/password are valid according to the authentication service.
Specified by:
authenticate in interface AuthInterface
Parameters:
user - the name of the principal to authenticate
password - the password to use for authentication

getUsers

public java.lang.String[] getUsers(java.lang.String user,
                                   java.lang.String password)
                            throws java.net.ConnectException
Get all users from the authentication service
Specified by:
getUsers in interface AuthInterface

getUsers

public java.lang.String[] getUsers(java.lang.String user,
                                   java.lang.String password,
                                   java.lang.String group)
                            throws java.net.ConnectException
Get the users for a particular group from the authentication service
Specified by:
getUsers in interface AuthInterface

getGroups

public java.lang.String[] getGroups(java.lang.String user,
                                    java.lang.String password)
                             throws java.net.ConnectException
Get all groups from the authentication service
Specified by:
getGroups in interface AuthInterface

getGroups

public java.lang.String[] getGroups(java.lang.String user,
                                    java.lang.String password,
                                    java.lang.String foruser)
                             throws java.net.ConnectException
Get the groups for a particular user from the authentication service
Specified by:
getGroups in interface AuthInterface

getAttributes

public java.util.HashMap getAttributes(java.lang.String foruser)
                                throws java.net.ConnectException
Get attributes describing a user or group
Specified by:
getAttributes in interface AuthInterface
Parameters:
user - the user for which the attribute list is requested

getAttributes

public java.util.HashMap getAttributes(java.lang.String user,
                                       java.lang.String password,
                                       java.lang.String foruser)
                                throws java.net.ConnectException
Get attributes describing a user or group
Specified by:
getAttributes in interface AuthInterface
Parameters:
user - the user for which the attribute list is requested
authuser - the user for authenticating against the service
password - the password for authenticating against the service

getPrincipals

public java.lang.String getPrincipals(java.lang.String user,
                                      java.lang.String password)
                               throws java.net.ConnectException
Get all groups and users from authentication scheme. The output is formatted in XML.
Specified by:
getPrincipals in interface AuthInterface
Parameters:
user - the user which requests the information
password - the user's password

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
Test method for the class


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