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*
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*/
package org.alfresco.service.cmr.security;
import java.util.Set;
import org.alfresco.repo.security.authentication.AuthenticationException;
import org.alfresco.service.Auditable;
import org.alfresco.service.PublicService;
/**
* The authentication service defines the API for managing authentication information
* against a user id.
*
* @author Andy Hind
*/
@PublicService
public interface AuthenticationService
{
/**
* Is an authentication enabled or disabled?
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"userName"})
public boolean getAuthenticationEnabled(String userName) throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Carry out an authentication attempt. If successful the user is set to the current user.
* The current user is a part of the thread context.
*
* @param userName the username
* @param password the passowrd
* @throws AuthenticationException
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"userName", "password"}, recordable = {true, false})
public void authenticate(String userName, char[] password) throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Authenticate as the guest user. This may not be allowed and throw an exception.
*
* @throws AuthenticationException
*/
@Auditable
public void authenticateAsGuest() throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Check if Guest user authentication is allowed.
*
* @return true if Guest user authentication is allowed, false otherwise
*/
@Auditable
public boolean guestUserAuthenticationAllowed();
/**
* Check if the given authentication exists.
*
* @param userName the username
* @return Returns true if the authentication exists
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"userName"})
public boolean authenticationExists(String userName);
/**
* Get the name of the currently authenticated user.
*
* @return
* @throws AuthenticationException
*/
@Auditable
public String getCurrentUserName() throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Invalidate any tickets held by the user.
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"userName"})
public void invalidateUserSession(String userName) throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Invalidate a single ticket by ID
*
* @param ticket
* @throws AuthenticationException
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"ticket"}, recordable = {false})
public void invalidateTicket(String ticket) throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Validate a ticket. Set the current user name accordingly.
*
* @param ticket
* @throws AuthenticationException
*/
@Auditable(parameters = {"ticket"}, recordable = {false})
public void validate(String ticket) throws AuthenticationException;
/**
* Get the current ticket as a string
* @return
*/
@Auditable
public String getCurrentTicket();
/**
* Get a new ticket as a string
* @return
*/
@Auditable
public String getNewTicket();
/**
* Remove the current security information
*/
@Auditable
public void clearCurrentSecurityContext();
/**
* Is the current user the system user?
*/
@Auditable
public boolean isCurrentUserTheSystemUser();
/**
* Get the domain to which this instance of an authentication service applies.
*
* @return The domain name
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDomains();
/**
* Does this instance alow user to be created?
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDomainsThatAllowUserCreation();
/**
* Does this instance allow users to be deleted?
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDomainsThatAllowUserDeletion();
/**
* Does this instance allow users to update their passwords?
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDomiansThatAllowUserPasswordChanges();
/**
* Gets a set of user names who should be considered 'administrators' by default.
*
* @return a set of user names
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDefaultAdministratorUserNames();
/**
* Gets a set of user names who should be considered 'guests' by default.
*
* @return a set of user names
*/
@Auditable
public Set getDefaultGuestUserNames();
}