org.exolab.jms.authentication
Class AuthenticationMgr

java.lang.Object
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  +--org.exolab.core.service.Service
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        +--org.exolab.core.service.BasicService
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              +--org.exolab.jms.authentication.AuthenticationMgr

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Runnable, java.io.Serializable, org.exolab.core.service.Serviceable

public class AuthenticationMgr

extends org.exolab.core.service.BasicService

This is the active authentication component within the JMS server.

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2003/08/07 13:32:48 $

Author:

Knut Lerpold

See Also:

Serialized Form

Method Summary

boolean	addUser(User user) Create a user.
static AuthenticationMgr	createInstance() Create and return an instance of the singleton.
User	getUser(User user) Gets a user.
static AuthenticationMgr	instance() Return an instance to the AuthenticationMgr singleton.
boolean	removeUser(User user) Remove this user
void	run()
void	stop()
boolean	updateUser(User user) Update a user.
boolean	validateUser(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Validate the password for the specified user.

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.core.service.BasicService

start, toString

Methods inherited from class org.exolab.core.service.Service

getName, getState, restart, setState

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

createInstance

public static AuthenticationMgr createInstance()
                                        throws org.exolab.core.service.ServiceException

Create and return an instance of the singleton.

Returns:

the singleton instance

Throws:

org.exolab.core.service.ServiceException - if the service cannot be created

instance

public static AuthenticationMgr instance()

Return an instance to the AuthenticationMgr singleton. This method assumes that the singleton has already been created with a call to createInstance()

Returns:

the singleton instance

run

public void run()

Overrides:

run in class org.exolab.core.service.BasicService

stop

public void stop()
          throws org.exolab.core.service.ServiceException

Overrides:

stop in class org.exolab.core.service.BasicService

addUser

public boolean addUser(User user)

Create a user.

Parameters:

user - the user to create

Returns:

true if the user is created otherwise false

removeUser

public boolean removeUser(User user)

Remove this user

Parameters:

user - the user to remove

Returns:

true if the user is removed otherwise false

getUser

public User getUser(User user)

Gets a user.

Parameters:

user - the user

Returns:

User

updateUser

public boolean updateUser(User user)

Update a user.

Parameters:

user - the user to update

Returns:

true if the password is updated otherwise false

validateUser

public boolean validateUser(java.lang.String username,
                            java.lang.String password)

Validate the password for the specified user.

Parameters:

username - the user's name

password - the password to check

Returns:

true if the username and password exist, otherwise false