io.confluent.security.authentication.http

Class HttpAuthenticator<T extends Principal>

java.lang.Object

io.confluent.security.authentication.http.HttpAuthenticator<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Authenticator<HttpCredential,T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

HttpAuthenticatorJwt

public abstract class HttpAuthenticator<T extends Principal>
extends Object
implements Authenticator<HttpCredential,T>

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
HttpAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
abstract T	authenticate(HttpCredential credential) Given HttpCredential , return a Principal.
abstract String	challenge()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

HttpAuthenticator

public HttpAuthenticator()

Method Detail

authenticate

public abstract T authenticate(HttpCredential credential)

Given HttpCredential , return a Principal. If the credential are the expected type and valid returns a Principal. If the credential are the expected type invalid, throws AuthenticationException. If the credential type is not recognized by this authenticator returns null

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator<HttpCredential,T extends Principal>

Parameters:

credential - subject credential

Returns:

authenticated principal; null if credential type is unrecognized.

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if the credential cannot be validated

challenge

public abstract String challenge()