org.acegisecurity.ui
Interface AuthenticationDetailsSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticationDetailsSourceImpl

public interface AuthenticationDetailsSource

Provides a Authentication.getDetails() object for a given web request.

Version:

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

Author:

Ben Alex

Method Summary

java.lang.Object

buildDetails(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Called by a class when it wishes a new authentication details instance to be created.

Method Detail

buildDetails

java.lang.Object buildDetails(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Called by a class when it wishes a new authentication details instance to be created.

Parameters:

request - the request object, which may be used by the authentication details object

Returns:

a fully-configured authentication details instance