oracle.dss.security
Interface AuthenticationProvider

public interface AuthenticationProvider

The interface for the pluggable authentication driver. An application must implement this interface if the application requires user authentication. You can implement pluggable authentication at either the session level (once per session) or connection level (once per connection).

You register an implemention of the pluggable authentication driver by using the BI Beans configuration file. The use of pluggable authentication drivers with a BI Beans application is optional.

Method Summary

void	authenticate(java.util.Hashtable properties) Authenticates a user based on a table of properties.

Method Detail

authenticate

public void authenticate(java.util.Hashtable properties)
                  throws BISecurityException

Authenticates a user based on a table of properties. You must implement this method if you want the application to use pluggable authentication drivers.

Parameters:

properties - The hash table of properties that the application sets.

Throws:

BISecurityException - if authentication fails.