play.mvc

Class Security.Authenticator

java.lang.Object

play.mvc.Results

play.mvc.Security.Authenticator

Enclosing class:

Security

public static class Security.Authenticator
extends Results

Handles authentication.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Authenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getUsername(Http.Context ctx) Retrieves the username from the HTTP context; the default is to read from the session cookie.
Result	onUnauthorized(Http.Context ctx) Generates an alternative result if the user is not authenticated; the default a simple '401 Not Authorized' page.

Methods inherited from class play.mvc.Results

badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, badRequest, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, created, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, forbidden, found, found, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, internalServerError, movedPermanently, movedPermanently, noContent, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notAcceptable, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, notFound, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, ok, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, paymentRequired, permanentRedirect, permanentRedirect, redirect, redirect, seeOther, seeOther, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, status, temporaryRedirect, temporaryRedirect, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unauthorized, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType, unsupportedMediaType

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Authenticator

public Authenticator()

Method Detail

getUsername

public java.lang.String getUsername(Http.Context ctx)

Retrieves the username from the HTTP context; the default is to read from the session cookie.

Parameters:

ctx - the current request context

Returns:

null if the user is not authenticated.

onUnauthorized

public Result onUnauthorized(Http.Context ctx)

Generates an alternative result if the user is not authenticated; the default a simple '401 Not Authorized' page.

Parameters:

ctx - the current request context

Returns:

a 401 Not Authorized result