org.apache.sshd.server

Interface UserAuth

All Known Subinterfaces:

HandshakingUserAuth

All Known Implementing Classes:

UserAuthGSS, UserAuthNone, UserAuthPassword, UserAuthPublicKey

public interface UserAuth

Server side authentication mechanism.

Author:

Apache MINA SSHD Project

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Boolean	auth(ServerSession session, String username, Buffer buffer) Try to authenticate the user.

Method Detail

auth

Boolean auth(ServerSession session,
           String username,
           Buffer buffer)
             throws Exception

Try to authenticate the user. This methods should return a non null object which is the user identity if the authentication succeeded. If the authentication failed, this method should throw an exception. If the authentication is still ongoing, a null value should be returned.

Parameters:

session - the current ssh session

username - the user trying to log in

buffer - the request buffer containing parameters specific to this request

Returns:

true if the authentication succeeded, false if the authentication is not finished yet

Throws:

Exception - if the authentication fails