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package io.undertow.security.api;
import io.undertow.security.idm.Account;
import io.undertow.security.idm.IdentityManager;
import java.util.List;
/**
* The security context.
*
* This context is attached to the exchange and holds all security related information.
*
* @author Stuart Douglas
* @author Darran Lofthouse
* @see io.undertow.security.impl.SecurityContextImpl
*/
public interface SecurityContext {
/*
* Methods Used To Run Authentication Process
*/
/**
* Performs authentication on the request.
*
* If authentication is REQUIRED then setAuthenticationRequired() should be called before calling this method.
*
* If the result indicates that a response has been sent to the client then no further attempts should be made to modify the
* response. The caller of this method is responsible for ending the exchange.
*
* If this method returns true it can still have committed the response (e.g. form auth redirects back to the original
* page). Callers should check that the exchange has not been ended before proceeding.
*
* @return true if either the request is successfully authenticated or if there is no failure validating the
* current request so that the request should continue to be processed, false if authentication was not
* completed and challenge has been prepared for the client.
*/
boolean authenticate();
/*
* API for Direct Control of Authentication
*/
/**
* Attempts to log the user in using the provided credentials. This result will be stored in the current
* {@link AuthenticatedSessionManager} (if any), so subsequent requests will automatically be authenticated
* as this user.
*
* This operation may block
*
* @param username The username
* @param password The password
* @return true if the login succeeded, false otherwise
*/
boolean login(String username, String password);
/**
* de-authenticates the current exchange.
*
*/
void logout();
/*
* Methods Used To Control/Configure The Authentication Process.
*/
/**
* Marks this request as requiring authentication. Authentication challenge headers will only be sent if this
* method has been called. If {@link #authenticate()}
* is called without first calling this method then the request will continue as normal even if the authentication
* was not successful.
*/
void setAuthenticationRequired();
/**
* Returns true if authentication is required
*
* @return true If authentication is required
*/
boolean isAuthenticationRequired();
/**
* Adds an authentication mechanism to this context. When {@link #authenticate()} is
* called mechanisms will be iterated over in the order they are added, and given a chance to authenticate the user.
*
* @param mechanism The mechanism to add
* @deprecated This method is now only applicable to {@code SecurityContext} implementations that also implement the {@link AuthenticationMechanismContext} interface.
*/
@Deprecated(since="1.3.0", forRemoval=true)
void addAuthenticationMechanism(AuthenticationMechanism mechanism);
/**
*
* @return A list of all authentication mechanisms in this context
* @deprecated Obtaining lists of mechanisms is discouraged, however there should not be a need to call this anyway.
*/
@Deprecated(since="1.3.0", forRemoval=true)
List getAuthenticationMechanisms();
/*
* Methods to access information about the current authentication status.
*/
/**
*
* @return true if a user has been authenticated for this request, false otherwise.
*/
boolean isAuthenticated();
/**
* Obtain the {@link Account} for the currently authenticated identity.
*
* @return The {@link Account} for the currently authenticated identity or null if no account is currently authenticated.
*/
Account getAuthenticatedAccount();
/**
*
* @return The name of the mechanism that was used to authenticate
*/
String getMechanismName();
/*
* Methods Used by AuthenticationMechanism implementations.
*/
/**
* Obtain the associated {@link IdentityManager} to use to make account verification decisions.
*
* @return The associated {@link IdentityManager}
* @deprecated Authentication mechanisms that rely on the {@link IdentityManager} should instead hold their own reference to it.
*/
@Deprecated(since="1.2.0", forRemoval=true)
IdentityManager getIdentityManager();
/**
* Called by the {@link AuthenticationMechanism} to indicate that an account has been successfully authenticated.
*
* Note: A successful verification of an account using the {@link IdentityManager} is not the same as a successful
* authentication decision, other factors could be taken into account to make the final decision.
*
* @param account - The authenticated {@link Account}
* @param mechanismName - The name of the mechanism used to authenticate the account.
* @param cachingRequired - If this mechanism requires caching
*/
void authenticationComplete(final Account account, final String mechanismName, final boolean cachingRequired);
/**
* Called by the {@link AuthenticationMechanism} to indicate that an authentication attempt has failed.
*
* This should only be called where an authentication attempt has truly failed, for authentication mechanisms where an
* additional round trip with the client is expected this should not be called.
*
* Where possible the failure message should contain the name of the identity that authentication was being attempted for,
* however as this is not always possible to identify in advance a generic message may be all that can be reported.
*
* @param message - The message describing the failure.
* @param mechanismName - The name of the mechanism reporting the failure.
*/
void authenticationFailed(final String message, final String mechanismName);
/*
* Methods for the management of NotificationHandler registrations.
*/
/**
* Register a {@link NotificationReceiver} interested in receiving notifications for security events that happen on this SecurityContext.
*
* @param receiver - The {@link NotificationReceiver} to register.
*/
void registerNotificationReceiver(final NotificationReceiver receiver);
/**
* Remove a previously registered {@link NotificationReceiver} from this SecurityContext.
*
* If the supplied receiver has not been previously registered this method will fail silently.
*
* @param receiver - The {@link NotificationReceiver} to remove.
*/
void removeNotificationReceiver(final NotificationReceiver receiver);
}