ca.eandb.jdcp.remote

Interface AuthenticationService

All Superinterfaces:

Remote

public interface AuthenticationService
extends Remote

A remote service for authenticating JobService users.

Author:

Brad Kimmel

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
JobService	authenticate(String username, String password, UUID protocolVersionId) Authenticates a user.

Method Detail

authenticate

JobService authenticate(String username,
                        String password,
                        UUID protocolVersionId)
                 throws RemoteException,
                        LoginException,
                        ProtocolVersionException

Authenticates a user.

Parameters:

username - The username identifying the user to authenticate.

password - The password of the user to authenticate.

protocolVersionId - The UUID indicating the protocol expected by the client.

Returns:

The JobService to use for this session.

Throws:

RemoteException - if an error occurred communicating with the remote host.

LoginException - if the user name or password are invalid.

ProtocolVersionException - if the protocol expected by the client (as indicated by protocolVersionId) is incompatible with the protocol expected by the server.