/* * Copyright (C) 2005-2010 Alfresco Software Limited. * * This file is part of Alfresco * * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or * (at your option) any later version. * * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License * along with Alfresco. If not, see . */ 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(); }