Package org.openhab.core.auth

Interface AuthenticationManager

public interface AuthenticationManager

Authentication manager is main entry point for all places which are interested in securing requests and verifying their originator.

Author:

Łukasz Dywicki - Initial contribution

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Authentication	authenticate(Credentials credentials)	Authentication attempt with specified credentials.

Method Details

authenticate

Authentication authenticate(Credentials credentials)
                     throws AuthenticationException

Authentication attempt with specified credentials.

Parameters:

credentials - Credentials to authenticate with.

Returns:

Null value should never be returned. Any failed authentication (for whatever reason), should cause AuthenticationException.

Throws:

AuthenticationException - when none of available authentication methods succeeded.