jet.server.api.rmi
Interface RemoteAuthenticator

All Superinterfaces:

java.rmi.Remote

public interface RemoteAuthenticator
extends java.rmi.Remote

This RMI interface provides methods to RemoteAuthenticate valid users and actions.

Since:

5.2

Method Summary

java.lang.String	changePassword(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String byUserID, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String password, java.lang.String newPassword) Change the password of an user.
boolean	checkPrivilege(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String privilege) Test if the user has the privilege
boolean	isPermissionOk(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String resource, int versionNumber, java.lang.String action) Test if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.
boolean	isPermissionOk(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String resource, java.lang.String action) Test if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.
boolean	isValidAdminUser(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String password) Test if the user is valid admin user.
boolean	isValidUser(java.lang.String realm, java.lang.String userID, java.lang.String password) Test if the user is valid.

Method Detail

isValidUser

boolean isValidUser(java.lang.String realm,
                    java.lang.String userID,
                    java.lang.String password)
                    throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Test if the user is valid.

Parameters:

realm - the realm.

userID - the user ID.

password - the password.

Returns:

if the user is valid.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a RemoteException occurs.

isValidAdminUser

boolean isValidAdminUser(java.lang.String realm,
                         java.lang.String userID,
                         java.lang.String password)
                         throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Test if the user is valid admin user.

Parameters:

realm - the realm.

userID - the user ID.

password - the password.

Returns:

if the user is valid.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a RemoteException occurs.

isPermissionOk

boolean isPermissionOk(java.lang.String realm,
                       java.lang.String userID,
                       java.lang.String resource,
                       java.lang.String action)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Test if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.

Parameters:

realm - the realm.

userID - the user ID.

resource - the resource in the server. For example: /SunVMDemo/SunVMDemo.cat/invoice.cls.

action - the action for the resource in the server. For example: APIConst.CMD_WEB_VIEW.

Returns:

if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a RemoteException occurs.

isPermissionOk

boolean isPermissionOk(java.lang.String realm,
                       java.lang.String userID,
                       java.lang.String resource,
                       int versionNumber,
                       java.lang.String action)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Test if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.

Parameters:

realm - the realm.

userID - the user ID.

resource - the resource in the server. For example: /SunVMDemo/SunVMDemo.cat.

versionNumber - the version number of resource to specify which version will be checked

action - the action for the resource in the server. For example: APIConst.CMD_WEB_VIEW.

Returns:

if the user has the permission of the action for the resource in the server.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

checkPrivilege

boolean checkPrivilege(java.lang.String realm,
                       java.lang.String userID,
                       java.lang.String privilege)
                       throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Test if the user has the privilege

Parameters:

realm - the realm

userID - the user ID.

privilege - the privilege string, the available privileges are: APIConst.PRIVILEGE_CREATE_ANALYSIS_REPORT, APIConst.PRIVILEGE_PUBLISH_REPORT, APIConst.PRIVILEGE_ACCESS_ADVANCED_PROPERTIES

Returns:

true if the user has the privilege

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException

changePassword

java.lang.String changePassword(java.lang.String realm,
                                java.lang.String byUserID,
                                java.lang.String userID,
                                java.lang.String password,
                                java.lang.String newPassword)
                                throws java.rmi.RemoteException

Change the password of an user.

Parameters:

realm - the realm.

byUserID - change by the user ID.

userID - the user ID whose password will be changed.

password - the password whose byUserID.

newPassword - the new password.

Returns:

the error message, or null if no error.

Throws:

java.rmi.RemoteException - if a RemoteException occurs.