org.springframework.security.authentication
Class TestingAuthenticationToken

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken
      extended by org.springframework.security.authentication.TestingAuthenticationToken
All Implemented Interfaces:
Serializable, Principal, Authentication, CredentialsContainer

public class TestingAuthenticationToken
extends AbstractAuthenticationToken

An Authentication implementation that is designed for use whilst unit testing.

The corresponding authentication provider is TestingAuthenticationProvider.

See Also:
Serialized Form

Constructor Summary
TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal, Object credentials)
           
TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal, Object credentials, List<GrantedAuthority> authorities)
           
TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal, Object credentials, String... authorities)
           
 
Method Summary
 Object getCredentials()
          The credentials that prove the principal is correct.
 Object getPrincipal()
          The identity of the principal being authenticated.
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticationToken
equals, eraseCredentials, getAuthorities, getDetails, getName, hashCode, isAuthenticated, setAuthenticated, setDetails, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

TestingAuthenticationToken

public TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal,
                                  Object credentials)

TestingAuthenticationToken

public TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal,
                                  Object credentials,
                                  String... authorities)

TestingAuthenticationToken

public TestingAuthenticationToken(Object principal,
                                  Object credentials,
                                  List<GrantedAuthority> authorities)
Method Detail

getCredentials

public Object getCredentials()
Description copied from interface: Authentication
The credentials that prove the principal is correct. This is usually a password, but could be anything relevant to the AuthenticationManager. Callers are expected to populate the credentials.

Returns:
the credentials that prove the identity of the Principal

getPrincipal

public Object getPrincipal()
Description copied from interface: Authentication
The identity of the principal being authenticated. In the case of an authentication request with username and password, this would be the username. Callers are expected to populate the principal for an authentication request.

The AuthenticationManager implementation will often return an Authentication containing richer information as the principal for use by the application. Many of the authentication providers will create a UserDetails object as the principal.

Returns:
the Principal being authenticated or the authenticated principal after authentication.