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| <dd><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/HostAuthenticationToken.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc">HostAuthenticationToken</a>, <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc">RememberMeAuthenticationToken</a></dd> |
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| <dd><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/cas/CasToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.cas">CasToken</a>, <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc">UsernamePasswordToken</a></dd> |
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| <pre>public interface <a href="../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#line.60">AuthenticationToken</a> |
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| <div class="block"><p>An <tt>AuthenticationToken</tt> is a consolidation of an account's principals and supporting |
| credentials submitted by a user during an authentication attempt. |
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| <p>The token is submitted to an <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/Authenticator.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>Authenticator</code></a> via the |
| <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/Authenticator.html#authenticate(org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationToken)"><code>authenticate(token)</code></a> method. The |
| Authenticator then executes the authentication/log-in process. |
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| <p>Common implementations of an <tt>AuthenticationToken</tt> would have username/password |
| pairs, X.509 Certificate, PGP key, or anything else you can think of. The token can be |
| anything needed by an <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/Authenticator.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>Authenticator</code></a> to authenticate properly. |
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| <p>Because applications represent user data and credentials in different ways, implementations |
| of this interface are application-specific. You are free to acquire a user's principals and |
| credentials however you wish (e.g. web form, Swing form, fingerprint identification, etc) and |
| then submit them to the Shiro framework in the form of an implementation of this |
| interface. |
| <p/> |
| <p>If your application's authentication process is username/password based |
| (like most), instead of implementing this interface yourself, take a look at the |
| <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>UsernamePasswordToken</code></a> class, as it is probably sufficient for your needs. |
| <p/> |
| <p>RememberMe services are enabled for a token if they implement a sub-interface of this one, called |
| <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>RememberMeAuthenticationToken</code></a>. Implement that interfac if you need |
| RememberMe services (the <tt>UsernamePasswordToken</tt> already implements this interface). |
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| <p>If you are familiar with JAAS, an <tt>AuthenticationToken</tt> replaces the concept of a |
| <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/javax/security/auth/callback/Callback.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in javax.security.auth.callback"><code>Callback</code></a>, and defines meaningful behavior |
| (<tt>Callback</tt> is just a marker interface, and of little use). We |
| also think the name <em>AuthenticationToken</em> more accurately reflects its true purpose |
| in a login framework, whereas <em>Callback</em> is less obvious.</div> |
| <dl><dt><span class="strong">Since:</span></dt> |
| <dd>0.1</dd> |
| <dt><span class="strong">See Also:</span></dt><dd><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/RememberMeAuthenticationToken.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>RememberMeAuthenticationToken</code></a>, |
| <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/HostAuthenticationToken.html" title="interface in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>HostAuthenticationToken</code></a>, |
| <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>UsernamePasswordToken</code></a></dd></dl> |
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| <td class="colFirst"><code><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a></code></td> |
| <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#getCredentials()">getCredentials</a></strong>()</code> |
| <div class="block">Returns the credentials submitted by the user during the authentication process that verifies |
| the submitted <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#getPrincipal()"><code>account identity</code></a>.</div> |
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| <td class="colLast"><code><strong><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#getPrincipal()">getPrincipal</a></strong>()</code> |
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| <pre><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a> <a href="../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#line.76">getPrincipal</a>()</pre> |
| <div class="block">Returns the account identity submitted during the authentication process. |
| <p/> |
| <p>Most application authentications are username/password based and have this |
| object represent a username. If this is the case for your application, |
| take a look at the <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>UsernamePasswordToken</code></a>, as it is probably |
| sufficient for your use. |
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| <p>Ultimately, the object returned is application specific and can represent |
| any account identity (user id, X.509 certificate, etc).</div> |
| <dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the account identity submitted during the authentication process.</dd><dt><span class="strong">See Also:</span></dt><dd><a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>UsernamePasswordToken</code></a></dd></dl> |
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| <pre><a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html?is-external=true" title="class or interface in java.lang">Object</a> <a href="../../../../src-html/org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#line.92">getCredentials</a>()</pre> |
| <div class="block">Returns the credentials submitted by the user during the authentication process that verifies |
| the submitted <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/AuthenticationToken.html#getPrincipal()"><code>account identity</code></a>. |
| <p/> |
| <p>Most application authentications are username/password based and have this object |
| represent a submitted password. If this is the case for your application, |
| take a look at the <a href="../../../../org/apache/shiro/authc/UsernamePasswordToken.html" title="class in org.apache.shiro.authc"><code>UsernamePasswordToken</code></a>, as it is probably |
| sufficient for your use. |
| <p/> |
| <p>Ultimately, the credentials Object returned is application specific and can represent |
| any credential mechanism.</div> |
| <dl><dt><span class="strong">Returns:</span></dt><dd>the credential submitted by the user during the authentication process.</dd></dl> |
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