org.springframework.security.ldap

Interface SpringSecurityContextSource

All Superinterfaces:

org.springframework.ldap.core.support.BaseLdapPathContextSource, org.springframework.ldap.core.support.BaseLdapPathSource, org.springframework.ldap.core.ContextSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultInitialDirContextFactory, DefaultSpringSecurityContextSource

public interface SpringSecurityContextSource
extends org.springframework.ldap.core.support.BaseLdapPathContextSource

Extension of ContextSource which allows binding explicitly as a particular user.

Since:

2.0

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Luke Taylor

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
javax.naming.directory.DirContext	getReadWriteContext(java.lang.String userDn, java.lang.Object credentials) Obtains a context using the supplied distinguished name and credentials.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.ldap.core.ContextSource

getContext, getReadOnlyContext, getReadWriteContext

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.ldap.core.support.BaseLdapPathSource

getBaseLdapPath, getBaseLdapPathAsString

Method Detail

getReadWriteContext

javax.naming.directory.DirContext getReadWriteContext(java.lang.String userDn,
                                                    java.lang.Object credentials)

Obtains a context using the supplied distinguished name and credentials.

Parameters:

userDn - the distinguished name of the user to authenticate as

credentials - the user's password

Returns:

a context authenticated as the supplied user