Package com.storedobject.core

Interface FallbackAuthenticator

All Superinterfaces:

Authenticator

public interface FallbackAuthenticator
extends Authenticator

Unlike Authenticator, if this is plugged in as the external authenticator, it will be used only as a fallback authenticator. That means, the Authenticator.login(StoredObject, char[]) and Authenticator.login(StoredObject, char[], int) methods will be invoked only if the internal authentication fails. The methods changePassword(StoredObject, char[], char[]) and resetPassword(StoredObject) are never called.

If the internal authentication succeeds and it will still invoke the Authenticator.login(StoredObject, char[], int) method to check the extra "authenticator code". In that case, the password passed will be null.

Author:

Syam

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
default boolean	changePassword(StoredObject passwordOwner, char[] currentPassword, char[] newPassword)	Change the current password to a new one.
boolean	exists(StoredObject passwordOwner)	Check if the password owner exists.
default boolean	resetPassword(StoredObject passwordOwner)	Reset the password to the initial default password.

Methods inherited from interface com.storedobject.core.Authenticator

locked, login, login, loginFailed, unlocked

Method Details

changePassword

default boolean changePassword(StoredObject passwordOwner,
 char[] currentPassword,
 char[] newPassword)
                        throws Exception

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Change the current password to a new one.

Specified by:

changePassword in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

passwordOwner - The password owner.

currentPassword - Current password.

newPassword - New password

Returns:

True if changed successfully.

Throws:

Exception - If any exception occurred.

resetPassword

default boolean resetPassword(StoredObject passwordOwner)
                       throws Exception

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Reset the password to the initial default password.

Specified by:

resetPassword in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

passwordOwner - The password owner.

Returns:

True if password reset is successful.

Throws:

Exception - If any exception occurred.

exists

boolean exists(StoredObject passwordOwner)

Check if the password owner exists.

Parameters:

passwordOwner - The password owner.

Returns:

True/false.