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/**
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* '$RCSfile$'
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* Purpose: An interface representing the methods that should be
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* implemented by an authentication service
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* Copyright: 2000 Regents of the University of California and the
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* National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
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* Authors: Matt Jones
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* Release: @release@
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*
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* '$Author: bojilova $'
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* '$Date: 2000-10-24 13:03:07 -0700 (Tue, 24 Oct 2000) $'
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* '$Revision: 503 $'
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*/
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package edu.ucsb.nceas.metacat;
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import java.net.ConnectException;
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import java.util.HashMap;
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/**
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* An interface representing the methods that should be
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* implemented by an authentication service. The authentication service is
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* used to determine if a user is authenticated, and whether they are a member
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* of a particular group.
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*/
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public interface AuthInterface {
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* Determine if a user/password are valid according to the authentication
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* service.
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* @param user the name of the principal to authenticate
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* @param password the password to use for authentication
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* @returns boolean true if authentication successful, false otherwise
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public boolean authenticate(String user, String password)
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throws ConnectException;
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* Get all users from the authentication service
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public String[] getUsers() throws ConnectException;
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* Get the users for a particular group from the authentication service
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public String[] getUsers(String group) throws ConnectException;
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}
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