Method Detail

• authenticate

  boolean authenticate(Request request,
                     HttpServletResponse response)
                       throws IOException

  Authenticate the user making this request, based on the login configuration of the Context with which this Authenticator is associated.

  Parameters:

  request - Request we are processing

  response - Response we are populating

  Returns:

  true if any specified constraints have been satisfied, or false if one more constraints were not satisfied (in which case an authentication challenge will have been written to the response).

  Throws:

  IOException - if an input/output error occurs

• login

  void login(String userName,
           String password,
           Request request)
             throws ServletException

  Throws:

  ServletException

• logout

  void logout(Request request)