edu.yale.its.tp.cas.auth
Interface PasswordHandler

All Superinterfaces:
AuthHandler
All Known Implementing Classes:
WatchfulPasswordHandler

public interface PasswordHandler
extends AuthHandler

Interface for password-based authentication handlers.


Method Summary
 boolean authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest reqyest, java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password)
          Authenticates the given username/password pair, returning true on success and false on failure.
 

Method Detail

authenticate

public boolean authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest reqyest,
                            java.lang.String username,
                            java.lang.String password)
Authenticates the given username/password pair, returning true on success and false on failure.