org.mortbay.jetty.security

Class ClientCertAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

org.mortbay.jetty.security.ClientCertAuthenticator

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Authenticator

public class ClientCertAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object
implements Authenticator

Client Certificate Authenticator. This Authenticator uses a client certificate to authenticate the user. Each client certificate supplied is tried against the realm using the Principal name as the username and a string representation of the certificate as the credential.

Author:

Greg Wilkins (gregw)

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClientCertAuthenticator()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.security.Principal	authenticate(UserRealm realm, java.lang.String pathInContext, Request request, Response response) Authenticate.
java.lang.String	getAuthMethod()
int	getMaxHandShakeSeconds()
void	setMaxHandShakeSeconds(int maxHandShakeSeconds)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClientCertAuthenticator

public ClientCertAuthenticator()

Method Detail

getMaxHandShakeSeconds

public int getMaxHandShakeSeconds()

setMaxHandShakeSeconds

public void setMaxHandShakeSeconds(int maxHandShakeSeconds)

Parameters:

maxHandShakeSeconds - Maximum time to wait for SSL handshake if Client certification is required.

authenticate

public java.security.Principal authenticate(UserRealm realm,
                                   java.lang.String pathInContext,
                                   Request request,
                                   Response response)
                                     throws java.io.IOException

Description copied from interface: Authenticator

Authenticate.

Specified by:

authenticate in interface Authenticator

Parameters:

realm - an UserRealm value

pathInContext - a String value

request - a Request value

response - a Response value. If non-null response is passed, then a failed authentication will result in a challenge response being set in the response.

Returns:

UserPrinciple if authenticated or null if not. If Authentication fails, then the authenticator may have committed the response as an auth challenge or redirect.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

getAuthMethod

public java.lang.String getAuthMethod()

Specified by:

getAuthMethod in interface Authenticator