org.apache.xindice.core.security
Interface Credentials

All Known Implementing Classes:

PasswordCredentials

public interface Credentials

Credenials encapsulates authentication credentials within the system.

Method Summary

boolean	checkGroup(java.lang.String group) Determines if these credentials have an association with the specified group.
java.util.ArrayList	getGroups() Returns the list of groups to which these credentials belong.
void	verify() Verifies that the credentials are valid.

Method Detail

verify

public void verify()
            throws InvalidCredentialsException

Verifies that the credentials are valid.

Throws:

InvalidCredentialsException - Thrown if the credentials are not valid.

checkGroup

public boolean checkGroup(java.lang.String group)
                   throws AccessDeniedException,
                          InvalidCredentialsException

Determines if these credentials have an association with the specified group.

Parameters:

group - The group to check membership of

Returns:

true if the group membership exists false otherwise.

Throws:

AccessDeniedException - Thrown when access to the resource is denied.

InvalidCredentialsException - Thrown if the provided credentials are not valid.

getGroups

public java.util.ArrayList getGroups()

Returns the list of groups to which these credentials belong.

Returns:

the list of groups