org.jbpm.security
Interface AuthenticationService

All Superinterfaces:

java.io.Serializable, Service

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAuthenticationService, SubjectAuthenticationService

public interface AuthenticationService
extends Service

Responsible for knowing which user is currently logged in.

Author:

Original author n.n. (maybe Tom?), bernd.ruecker@camunda.com

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getActorId() retrieve the currently authenticated actor
void	setActorId(java.lang.String actorId) set the currently authenticated actor.

Methods inherited from interface org.jbpm.svc.Service

close

Method Detail

getActorId

java.lang.String getActorId()

retrieve the currently authenticated actor

setActorId

void setActorId(java.lang.String actorId)

set the currently authenticated actor. This method maybe ignored by some implementations (e.g. when using JAAS it is not a good idea to change the authenticated actor).