org.apache.axis.security.simple

Class SimpleSecurityProvider

public class SimpleSecurityProvider extends Object implements SecurityProvider

SimpleSecurityProvider

Author: Glen Daniels (gdaniels@apache.org)

Field Summary
protected static Log	log

Method Summary
AuthenticatedUser	authenticate(MessageContext msgContext) Authenticate a user from a username/password pair.
boolean	userMatches(AuthenticatedUser user, String principal) See if a user matches a principal name.

Field Detail

protected static Log log

public AuthenticatedUser authenticate(MessageContext msgContext)

Authenticate a user from a username/password pair.

Parameters: username the user name to check password the password to check

Returns: an AuthenticatedUser or null

public boolean userMatches(AuthenticatedUser user, String principal)

See if a user matches a principal name. The name might be a user or a group.

Returns: true if the user matches the passed name