org.acegisecurity.providers
Class TestingAuthenticationToken

java.lang.Object
  org.acegisecurity.providers.AbstractAuthenticationToken
      org.acegisecurity.providers.TestingAuthenticationToken

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.io.Serializable, java.security.Principal, Authentication

public class TestingAuthenticationToken
extends AbstractAuthenticationToken

An Authentication implementation that is designed for use whilst unit testing.

The corresponding authentication provider is TestingAuthenticationProvider.

Version:

$Id: TestingAuthenticationToken.java 1496 2006-05-23 13:38:33Z benalex $

Author:

Ben Alex

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

TestingAuthenticationToken(java.lang.Object principal, java.lang.Object credentials, GrantedAuthority[] authorities)

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	getCredentials() The credentials that prove the principal is correct.
java.lang.Object	getPrincipal() The identity of the principal being authenticated.

Methods inherited from class org.acegisecurity.providers.AbstractAuthenticationToken

equals, getAuthorities, getDetails, getName, hashCode, isAuthenticated, setAuthenticated, setDetails, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TestingAuthenticationToken

public TestingAuthenticationToken(java.lang.Object principal,
                                  java.lang.Object credentials,
                                  GrantedAuthority[] authorities)

Method Detail

getCredentials

public java.lang.Object getCredentials()

Description copied from interface: Authentication

The credentials that prove the principal is correct. This is usually a password, but could be anything relevant to the AuthenticationManager. Callers are expected to populate the credentials.

Returns:

the credentials that prove the identity of the Principal

getPrincipal

public java.lang.Object getPrincipal()

Description copied from interface: Authentication

The identity of the principal being authenticated. This is usually a username. Callers are expected to populate the principal.

Returns:

the Principal being authenticated