com.protomatter.util
Class BasicAuthUtil

java.lang.Object
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  +--com.protomatter.util.BasicAuthUtil

public class BasicAuthUtil

extends java.lang.Object

A utility class that provides methods for checking and requiring basic authentication in servlets.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getAuthPassword(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Decodes the "Authorization" header and retrieves the password from it.
static java.lang.String	getAuthUsername(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request) Decodes the "Authorization" header and retrieves the user's name from it.
static void	requireAuthentication(java.lang.String realm, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp) Sends coprrect headers to require basic authentication for the given realm.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getAuthUsername

public static java.lang.String getAuthUsername(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Decodes the "Authorization" header and retrieves the user's name from it. Returns null if the header is not present.

getAuthPassword

public static java.lang.String getAuthPassword(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)

Decodes the "Authorization" header and retrieves the password from it. Returns null if the header is not present.

requireAuthentication

public static void requireAuthentication(java.lang.String realm,
                                         javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse resp)
                                  throws java.io.IOException

Sends coprrect headers to require basic authentication for the given realm.