Authenticator (Fulcrum Security Master Build 2.1.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CryptoAuthenticator, NoOpAuthenticator, TextMatchAuthenticator
```
public interface Authenticator
```
Interface for an Authenticator. Authenticator's are pluggable objects that allow different SPI's to have different authentication.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Eric Pugh

- Field Summary
  
  Fields
  Modifier and Type Field Description
  
  static String ROLE
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  boolean authenticate(User user, String password)

Field Detail
- ROLE
```
static final String ROLE
```

Method Detail

authenticate

boolean authenticate(User user,
                     String password)
              throws DataBackendException

Throws:: DataBackendException