com.lyrisoft.chat.server.remote
Interface IAuthenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

MysqlAuthenticator, NullAuthenticator, PasswdAuthenticator, JdbcAuthenticator

public interface IAuthenticator

Interface for objects that will handle authentication. The server will delegate signOn calls to us.

Field Summary

static int	GOD
static int	MODERATOR
static int	NONE
static int	SERVER
static int	USER

Method Summary

Auth	authenticate(java.lang.String userId, java.lang.String password) Check the authentication of a user.

Field Detail

NONE

public static final int NONE

USER

public static final int USER

MODERATOR

public static final int MODERATOR

GOD

public static final int GOD

SERVER

public static final int SERVER

Method Detail

authenticate

public Auth authenticate(java.lang.String userId,
                         java.lang.String password)
                  throws AccessDenied

Check the authentication of a user.

Parameters:

userId - the user id

password - the password

Returns:

an Auth object that represents the userId and access level.