com.ibm.ctc.b2b.repository

Class AuthenticationRepository

java.lang.Object

com.ibm.ctc.b2b.repository.BaseRepository

com.ibm.ctc.b2b.repository.AuthenticationRepository

public class AuthenticationRepository
extends BaseRepository

This class represents a repository of authentication related information.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private java.lang.String	backendUser
private static java.lang.String	BUYER_RSC_PREFIX
private static java.lang.String	CLASSNAME
(package private) static java.lang.String	COPYRIGHT
private static java.lang.String	DEFAULT_RESOURCE_FILE_NAME
private static org.apache.log4j.Logger	logger
private static AuthenticationRepository	repository
private static java.lang.String	SUPPLIER_RSC_PREFIX

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	AuthenticationRepository() Users should use static getInstance() method.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	authenticate(CredentialBean theBean) Authenticates a (credential) bean against data found in the repository.
private boolean	authenticateBuyer(CredentialBean theBean) Authenticates a buyer against data found in the repository.
private boolean	authenticateSupplier(CredentialBean theBean) Authenticates a supplier against data found in the repository.
java.lang.String	getBackendUser()
static AuthenticationRepository	getInstance()
protected java.lang.String	getName()

Methods inherited from class com.ibm.ctc.b2b.repository.BaseRepository

lookup, lookup

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

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Constant Field Values

CLASSNAME

private static final java.lang.String CLASSNAME

logger

private static org.apache.log4j.Logger logger

BUYER_RSC_PREFIX

private static final java.lang.String BUYER_RSC_PREFIX

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Constant Field Values

SUPPLIER_RSC_PREFIX

private static final java.lang.String SUPPLIER_RSC_PREFIX

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Constant Field Values

DEFAULT_RESOURCE_FILE_NAME

private static final java.lang.String DEFAULT_RESOURCE_FILE_NAME

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Constant Field Values

backendUser

private java.lang.String backendUser

repository

private static AuthenticationRepository repository

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationRepository

private AuthenticationRepository()

Users should use static getInstance() method.

Method Detail

getName

protected java.lang.String getName()

Specified by:

getName in class BaseRepository

Returns:

the name of this repository

getInstance

public static AuthenticationRepository getInstance()

Returns:

instance of this repository

getBackendUser

public java.lang.String getBackendUser()

Returns:

Returns the backend user ID. Valid only if authentication was last performed (via a call to authenticate()) on a buyer. Will be null if authentication was not successful, or authentication was against a supplier.

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(CredentialBean theBean)
                     throws AuthenticationException

Authenticates a (credential) bean against data found in the repository.

Parameters:

theBean - - the bean containing credentials to authenticate

Returns:

boolean - true if successful authentication, false if indeterminate

Throws:

AuthenticationException - - thrown if credential information is found in the repository, but does not match the bean data

authenticateBuyer

private boolean authenticateBuyer(CredentialBean theBean)
                           throws AuthenticationException

Authenticates a buyer against data found in the repository. If a match is found, saves the value found to be used as the backend user ID.

Parameters:

theBean - - the bean containing credentials to authenticate

Returns:

boolean - true if successful authentication, false if indeterminate

Throws:

AuthenticationException - - thrown if credential information is found in the repository, but does not match the bean data

authenticateSupplier

private boolean authenticateSupplier(CredentialBean theBean)
                              throws AuthenticationException

Authenticates a supplier against data found in the repository.

Parameters:

theBean - - the bean containing credentials to authenticate

Returns:

boolean - true if successful authentication, false if indeterminate

Throws:

AuthenticationException - - thrown if credential information is found in the repository, but does not match the bean data