org.olat.login.auth
Class AuthenticationProvider

java.lang.Object
  org.olat.login.auth.AuthenticationProvider

All Implemented Interfaces:

ControllerCreator

public class AuthenticationProvider
extends java.lang.Object
implements ControllerCreator

Initial Date: 04.08.2004

Author:

Mike Stock
Comment: An authentication provider authenticates users. It is initialized with the providerConfig.

Constructor Summary

AuthenticationProvider(com.anthonyeden.lib.config.Configuration providerConfig)
Authentication provider implementation.

Method Summary

Controller	createController(UserRequest lureq, WindowControl lwControl)
java.lang.String	getDescription(java.util.Locale locale) [used by velocity]
java.lang.String	getLinktext(java.util.Locale locale) [used by velocity]
java.lang.String	getName()
boolean	isEnabled()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationProvider

public AuthenticationProvider(com.anthonyeden.lib.config.Configuration providerConfig)

Authentication provider implementation. Gets its config from the olat_config.xml file.

Parameters:

providerConfig -

Method Detail

isEnabled

public boolean isEnabled()

Returns:

True if this auth provider is enabled.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

Name used to identify this authprovider.

getDescription

public java.lang.String getDescription(java.util.Locale locale)

[used by velocity]

Parameters:

language -

Returns:

Description text.

getLinktext

public java.lang.String getLinktext(java.util.Locale locale)

[used by velocity]

Parameters:

language -

Returns:

Link text used to display a link to switch to this authentication provider.

createController

public Controller createController(UserRequest lureq,
                                   WindowControl lwControl)

Specified by:

createController in interface ControllerCreator