org.springframework.security.web.authentication.switchuser
Interface SwitchUserAuthorityChanger

public interface SwitchUserAuthorityChanger

Allows subclasses to modify the GrantedAuthority list that will be assigned to the principal when they assume the identity of a different principal.

Configured against the SwitchUserFilter.

Version:

$Id: SwitchUserAuthorityChanger.java 3928 2009-10-07 14:43:55Z ltaylor $

Author:

Ben Alex

Method Summary

Collection<GrantedAuthority>

modifyGrantedAuthorities(UserDetails targetUser, Authentication currentAuthentication, Collection<GrantedAuthority> authoritiesToBeGranted) Allow subclasses to add or remove authorities that will be granted when in switch user mode.

Method Detail

modifyGrantedAuthorities

Collection<GrantedAuthority> modifyGrantedAuthorities(UserDetails targetUser,
                                                      Authentication currentAuthentication,
                                                      Collection<GrantedAuthority> authoritiesToBeGranted)

Allow subclasses to add or remove authorities that will be granted when in switch user mode.

Parameters:

targetUser - the UserDetails representing the identity being switched to

currentAuthentication - the current Authentication of the principal performing the switching

authoritiesToBeGranted - all GrantedAuthority instances to be granted to the user, excluding the special "switch user" authority that is used internally (guaranteed never null)

Returns:

the modified list of granted authorities.