oracle.jcr

Interface CredentialsProvider

All Superinterfaces:

javax.naming.Referenceable, java.io.Serializable

public interface CredentialsProvider
extends java.io.Serializable, javax.naming.Referenceable

A CredentialsProvider generates a Credentials object when no Credentials object is supplied to the login method of Repository.

JCR allows the Repository login method to be called without Credentials (login() and login(String)) or with null Credentials (login(Credentials) and login(Credentials, String)).

The Oracle JCR framework allows a CredentialsProvider to be registered with a Repository. The CredentialsProvider method getCredentials is called by the JCR framework when no Credentials are supplied to the login method. The Credentials returned by this method are used to authenticate and create a JCR session, no differently than if Credentials were supplied to login.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Credentials	getCredentials(Repository repository, java.lang.String workspaceName) Gets credentials used to create a JCR session when no credentials are supplied to the login method of Repository.

Methods inherited from interface javax.naming.Referenceable

getReference

Method Detail

getCredentials

Credentials getCredentials(Repository repository,
                           java.lang.String workspaceName)
                    throws java.lang.Exception

Gets credentials used to create a JCR session when no credentials are supplied to the login method of Repository.

Parameters:

repository - the repository; required

workspaceName - the workspace, or null for the "default" workspace

Returns:

the Credentials, or null if unable to generate Credentials

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if the operation fails