com.ibm.ctc.b2b.authentication

Class RequestAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.ctc.b2b.authentication.RequestAuthenticator

public class RequestAuthenticator
extends java.lang.Object

This class processes a request (XML) to determine if it passes specified authentication criteria.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private java.lang.String	backendUser
private static java.lang.String	CLASSNAME
(package private) static java.lang.String	COPYRIGHT
private static org.apache.log4j.Logger	logger
private org.dom4j.Document	requestDocument
private java.lang.String	requestXml

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RequestAuthenticator(org.dom4j.Document theDoc) Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	authenticate() Authenticates the request.
protected java.util.List	buildCredentialList(java.lang.String thePath) Builds a list of CredentialBean objects.
java.lang.String	getUser()
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) For testing only.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

COPYRIGHT

static final java.lang.String COPYRIGHT

See Also:

Constant Field Values

CLASSNAME

private static final java.lang.String CLASSNAME

logger

private static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger

requestDocument

private org.dom4j.Document requestDocument

requestXml

private java.lang.String requestXml

backendUser

private java.lang.String backendUser

Constructor Detail

RequestAuthenticator

public RequestAuthenticator(org.dom4j.Document theDoc)

Constructor

Parameters:

theDoc - - an already created document

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws B2bException

For testing only.

Throws:

B2bException

authenticate

public void authenticate()
                  throws AuthenticationException

Authenticates the request.

Throws:

AuthenticationException

buildCredentialList

protected java.util.List buildCredentialList(java.lang.String thePath)
                                      throws AuthenticationException

Builds a list of CredentialBean objects. Verifies any duplicate domains contain the same identity.

Parameters:

thePath - - the path of the node withing the XML

Returns:

ArrayList - list of CredentialBean objects

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if duplicate, unmatching identities are found for the same domain

getUser

public java.lang.String getUser()

Returns:

Returns the backend user ID, if authentication was successful.