org.apache.activemq.security

Interface AuthenticationBroker

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuthenticationBroker, JaasAuthenticationBroker, JaasCertificateAuthenticationBroker, JaasDualAuthenticationBroker, SimpleAuthenticationBroker

public interface AuthenticationBroker

Base for all broker plugins that wish to provide connection authentication services

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SecurityContext	authenticate(String username, String password, X509Certificate[] peerCertificates) Authenticate the given user using the mechanism provided by this service.

Method Detail

authenticate

SecurityContext authenticate(String username,
                             String password,
                             X509Certificate[] peerCertificates)
                      throws SecurityException

Authenticate the given user using the mechanism provided by this service.

Parameters:

username - the given user name to authenticate, null indicates an anonymous user.

password - the given password for the user to authenticate.

peerCertificates - for an SSL channel the certificates from remote peer.

Returns:

a new SecurityContext for the authenticated user.

Throws:

SecurityException - if the user cannot be authenticated.