org.jcsp.net.security
Interface UserToken

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

public interface UserToken
extends Serializable

Uniquely identifies an authenticated user. An instance of a SecurityAuthority will be able to create a user token from a user ID. To do so may require additional information such as passwords or other authentication details. It is the responsibility of the authority to do the authentication and only supply a token instance if the credentials are okay.

Author:

Quickstone Technologies Limited

Method Summary

UserID

getUserID() Returns the ID of the logged on user.

Method Detail

getUserID

UserID getUserID()

Returns the ID of the logged on user.