org.ldaptive.auth

Interface AuthenticationHandler

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuthenticationHandler, AbstractBindAuthenticationHandler, AbstractCompareAuthenticationHandler, AggregateDnResolver.AuthenticationHandler, BindAuthenticationHandler, CompareAuthenticationHandler, PooledBindAuthenticationHandler, PooledCompareAuthenticationHandler

public interface AuthenticationHandler

Provides an interface for LDAP authentication implementations.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
AuthenticationHandlerResponse	authenticate(AuthenticationCriteria criteria) Perform an ldap authentication.

Method Detail

authenticate

AuthenticationHandlerResponse authenticate(AuthenticationCriteria criteria)
                                    throws LdapException

Perform an ldap authentication.

Parameters:

criteria - to perform the authentication with

Returns:

authentication handler response

Throws:

LdapException - if ldap operation fails