cz.cesnet.cloud.occi.api

Interface Authentication

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicAuthentication, CertificateAuthentication, DigestAuthentication, HTTPAuthentication, KeystoneAuthentication, NoAuthentication, VOMSAuthentication, X509Authentication

public interface Authentication

Authentication method interface

Author:

Michal Kimle

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	authenticate() Runs the authentication.
Authentication	getFallback() Returns authentication's fallback authentication method.
String	getIdentifier() Returns unique identifier for this authentication method.

Method Detail

getIdentifier

String getIdentifier()

Returns unique identifier for this authentication method.

Returns:

unique authentication identifier

getFallback

Authentication getFallback()

Returns authentication's fallback authentication method.

Returns:

fallback authentication method

authenticate

void authenticate()
                  throws CommunicationException

Runs the authentication.

Throws:

CommunicationException - when error occures during the communication