org.apache.jackrabbit.server

Interface CredentialsProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCredentialsProvider

public interface CredentialsProvider

This Interface defines a provider for the credentials.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Credentials	getCredentials(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Extracts the credentials from the given servlet request.

Method Detail

getCredentials

Credentials getCredentials(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                    throws LoginException,
                           javax.servlet.ServletException

Extracts the credentials from the given servlet request.

Parameters:

request -

Returns:

the credentials or null

Throws:

LoginException - if the credentials are invalid

javax.servlet.ServletException - if an error occurs