Package org.springframework.security.core.userdetails

The standard interfaces for implementing user data DAOs.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AuthenticationUserDetailsService<T extends Authentication>	Interface that allows for retrieving a UserDetails object based on an Authentication object.
UserCache	Provides a cache of UserDetails objects.
UserDetails	Provides core user information.
UserDetailsChecker	Called by classes which make use of a UserDetailsService to check the status of the loaded UserDetails object.
UserDetailsService	Core interface which loads user-specific data.

Class Summary

Class	Description
User	Models core user information retrieved by a UserDetailsService.
User.UserBuilder	Builds the user to be added.
UserDetailsByNameServiceWrapper<T extends Authentication>	This implementation for AuthenticationUserDetailsService wraps a regular Spring Security UserDetailsService implementation, to retrieve a UserDetails object based on the user name contained in an Authentication object.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
UsernameNotFoundException	Thrown if an UserDetailsService implementation cannot locate a User by its username.

Package org.springframework.security.core.userdetails Description

The standard interfaces for implementing user data DAOs.

Can be the traditional UserDetailsService which uses a unique username to identify the user or, for more complex requirements, the AuthenticationUserDetailsService.