Package net.officefloor.web.security.store

Class CredentialStoreUtil

java.lang.Object

net.officefloor.web.security.store.CredentialStoreUtil

public class CredentialStoreUtil
extends Object

Utility functions for working with a CredentialStore.

Author:

Daniel Sagenschneider

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static HttpAccessControl	authenticate(String userId, String realm, byte[] credentials, String scheme, CredentialStore store)	Convenience method to authenticate the user from the CredentialStore.
static MessageDigest	createDigest(String algorithm)	Creates the MessageDigest for the CredentialStore algorithm.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

createDigest

public static MessageDigest createDigest(String algorithm)
                                  throws HttpException

Creates the MessageDigest for the CredentialStore algorithm.

Parameters:

algorithm - CredentialStore algorithm.

Returns:

MessageDigest for the algorithm or null indicate credentials are in plain text.

Throws:

HttpException - If fails to obtain MessageDigest for the algorithm.

authenticate

public static HttpAccessControl authenticate(String userId,
 String realm,
 byte[] credentials,
 String scheme,
 CredentialStore store)
                                      throws HttpException

Convenience method to authenticate the user from the CredentialStore.

Parameters:

userId - Identifier for the user.

realm - Security realm.

credentials - Credentials.

scheme - Authentication scheme.

store - CredentialStore.

Returns:

HttpAccessControl or null if not authorised.

Throws:

HttpException - If fails to communicate with CredentialStore.