org.springframework.ldap.support.authentication
Class AcegiAuthenticationSource

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.ldap.support.authentication.AcegiAuthenticationSource

All Implemented Interfaces:

AuthenticationSource

public class AcegiAuthenticationSource
extends java.lang.Object
implements AuthenticationSource

An AuthenticationSource to retrieve authentication information stored in Acegi's SecurityContextHolder. Use Acegi's LdapAuthenticationProvider have a LdapUserDetails object placed in the authentication.

Author:

Mattias Arthursson

Constructor Summary

AcegiAuthenticationSource()

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getCredentials() Get the credentials to use when creating an authenticated context.
java.lang.String	getPrincipal() Get the principals of the logged in user, in this case the distinguished name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AcegiAuthenticationSource

public AcegiAuthenticationSource()

Method Detail

getPrincipal

public java.lang.String getPrincipal()

Get the principals of the logged in user, in this case the distinguished name.

Specified by:

getPrincipal in interface AuthenticationSource

Returns:

the distinguished name of the logged in user.

getCredentials

public java.lang.String getCredentials()

Description copied from interface: AuthenticationSource

Get the credentials to use when creating an authenticated context.

Specified by:

getCredentials in interface AuthenticationSource

Returns:

the credentials (userName).