Class ChallengePhraseAuthentication

java.lang.Object
com.netscape.cmscore.authentication.ChallengePhraseAuthentication
All Implemented Interfaces:
AuthManager

public class ChallengePhraseAuthentication extends Object implements AuthManager
Challenge phrase based authentication. Maps a certificate to the request in the internal database and further compares the challenge phrase with that from the EE input.

Version:
$Revision$, $Date$
Author:
cfu chrisho
  • Field Details

  • Constructor Details

    • ChallengePhraseAuthentication

      public ChallengePhraseAuthentication()
  • Method Details

    • getAuthenticationConfig

      public AuthenticationConfig getAuthenticationConfig()
    • setAuthenticationConfig

      public void setAuthenticationConfig(AuthenticationConfig authenticationConfig)
    • init

      public void init(String name, String implName, AuthManagerConfig config) throws EBaseException
      initializes the ChallengePhraseAuthentication auth manager

      called by AuthSubsystem init() method, when initializing all available authentication managers.

      Specified by:
      init in interface AuthManager
      Parameters:
      name - The name of this authentication manager instance.
      implName - The name of the authentication manager plugin.
      config - The configuration store for this authentication manager.
      Throws:
      EBaseException - If an initialization error occurred.
    • getName

      public String getName()
      Gets the name of this authentication manager.
      Specified by:
      getName in interface AuthManager
      Returns:
      the name of this authentication manager.
    • getImplName

      public String getImplName()
      Gets the plugin name of authentication manager.
      Specified by:
      getImplName in interface AuthManager
      Returns:
      the name of the authentication manager plugin.
    • authenticate

      authenticates revocation of a certification by a challenge phrase

      called by other subsystems or their servlets to authenticate a revocation request

      Specified by:
      authenticate in interface AuthManager
      Parameters:
      authCred - - authentication credential that contains a Certificate to revoke
      Returns:
      the authentication token that contains the request id
      Throws:
      EMissingCredential - If a required credential for this authentication manager is missing.
      EInvalidCredentials - If credentials cannot be authenticated.
      EBaseException - If an internal error occurred.
      See Also:
    • getRequiredCreds

      public String[] getRequiredCreds()
      get the list of authentication credential attribute names required by this authentication manager. Generally used by the servlets that handle agent operations to authenticate its users. It calls this method to know which are the required credentials from the user (e.g. Javascript form data)
      Specified by:
      getRequiredCreds in interface AuthManager
      Returns:
      attribute names in Vector
    • getConfigParams

      public String[] getConfigParams()
      get the list of configuration parameter names required by this authentication manager. Generally used by the Certificate Server Console to display the table for configuration purposes. ChallengePhraseAuthentication is currently not exposed in this case, so this method is not to be used.
      Specified by:
      getConfigParams in interface AuthManager
      Returns:
      configuration parameter names in Hashtable of Vectors where each hashtable entry's key is the substore name, value is a Vector of parameter names. If no substore, the parameter name is the Hashtable key itself, with value same as key.
    • shutdown

      public void shutdown()
      prepare this authentication manager for shutdown.
      Specified by:
      shutdown in interface AuthManager
    • getConfigStore

      public AuthManagerConfig getConfigStore()
      gets the configuretion substore used by this authentication manager
      Specified by:
      getConfigStore in interface AuthManager
      Returns:
      configuration store