[Yanel-dev] Various authentication implementation

[Michael Wechner]

Michael Wechner wrote:

> Hi
>
> In order to provide the possibility to add various (and customized) 
> authentication implementation, I think we should
> enhance the IdentityManager interface by a method
>
> getAuthenticator()
>
> which could return something like
>
> DefaultAuthenticator implements Authenticator
> LDAPAuthenticator implements Authenticator
> OpenIDAuthenticator implements Authenticator
>
> whereas this might not be sufficient if one thinks about Single-Sign 
> functionality with a secure token.


well, it seems to me that something like this has nothing to do directly 
with the security package but rather requires that also
the Web-App has something like an AuthenticatorFactory which is 
independent of the security package authenticator factory.

Cheers

Michi

>
> WDYT?
>
> Cheers
>
> Michi
>


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