Package com.atlassian.crowd.service.authentication

Interface ApplicationAuthenticationService

public interface ApplicationAuthenticationService
Service for creating persistent sessions for specified users in the specified application. When creating sessions for Crowd users CrowdApplicationAuthenticationService can be used for added convenience.
Since:
7.0

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    com.atlassian.crowd.model.token.AuthenticationToken
    authenticate(com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application application, String username, List<com.atlassian.crowd.model.authentication.ValidationFactor> validationFactors)
    Authenticates the user to the specified application.

  • Method Details

    • authenticate

      @Nonnull com.atlassian.crowd.model.token.AuthenticationToken authenticate(@Nonnull com.atlassian.crowd.model.application.Application application, @Nonnull String username, @Nullable List<com.atlassian.crowd.model.authentication.ValidationFactor> validationFactors) throws com.atlassian.crowd.manager.application.ApplicationAccessDeniedException, com.atlassian.crowd.exception.OperationFailedException, com.atlassian.crowd.exception.InactiveAccountException, com.atlassian.crowd.exception.InvalidAuthenticationException
      Authenticates the user to the specified application. This method will result in generating a session token, which can be used to access the specified application. The user's credentials will not be verified - it is the caller's responsibility to ensure the user can authenticate.
      Parameters:
      application - the application for which the token should be created
      username - the name of the user who should be treated as authenticated
      validationFactors - validation factors to use when generating the token
      Throws:
      com.atlassian.crowd.exception.InvalidAuthenticationException - if the authentication was not successful.
      com.atlassian.crowd.exception.OperationFailedException - if the error was thrown by directory implementation when attempting to find or authenticate the user.
      com.atlassian.crowd.exception.InactiveAccountException - if the user account is inactive.
      com.atlassian.crowd.manager.application.ApplicationAccessDeniedException - if the user does not have access to authenticate with the Crowd application.