Package org.silverpeas.core.web.authentication

Class AuthenticationServlet

java.lang.Object

javax.servlet.GenericServlet

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

org.silverpeas.core.web.mvc.webcomponent.SilverpeasHttpServlet

org.silverpeas.core.web.authentication.AuthenticationServlet

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, javax.servlet.Servlet, javax.servlet.ServletConfig

public class AuthenticationServlet
extends SilverpeasHttpServlet

This servlet listens for incoming authentication requests for Silverpeas. This servlet delegates the authentication process and the HTTP session opening in Silverpeas to the corresponding services. If the authentication and the session opening succeed, the user behind the authentication ask is redirected to its user home page. Otherwise, he's redirected to an authentication failure page (that can the login page enriched with an error message).

See Also:

Serialized Form

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class org.silverpeas.core.web.mvc.webcomponent.SilverpeasHttpServlet

SilverpeasHttpServlet.HttpError, SilverpeasHttpServlet.UserSessionStatus

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AuthenticationServlet()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	doGet(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)	Ask for an authentication for the user behind the incoming HTTP request.
void	doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest servletRequest, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)	Ask for an authentication for the user behind the incoming HTTP request from a form.

Methods inherited from class org.silverpeas.core.web.mvc.webcomponent.SilverpeasHttpServlet

existOpenedUserSession, forbidden, notFound, preconditionFailed, redirectOrForwardService, sendError, sendError, service, throwHttpForbiddenError, throwHttpForbiddenError, throwHttpNotFoundError, throwHttpNotFoundError, throwHttpPreconditionFailedError, throwHttpPreconditionFailedError

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

doDelete, doHead, doOptions, doPut, doTrace, getLastModified, service

Methods inherited from class javax.servlet.GenericServlet

destroy, getInitParameter, getInitParameterNames, getServletConfig, getServletContext, getServletInfo, getServletName, init, init, log, log

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AuthenticationServlet

public AuthenticationServlet()

Method Detail

doPost

public void doPost(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest servletRequest,
                   javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Ask for an authentication for the user behind the incoming HTTP request from a form.

Overrides:

doPost in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Parameters:

servletRequest - the HTTP request.

response - the HTTP response.

Throws:

IOException - when an error occurs while processing the request or sending the response.

javax.servlet.ServletException - if the request for the POST couldn't be handled.

doGet

public void doGet(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                  javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)
           throws javax.servlet.ServletException,
                  IOException

Ask for an authentication for the user behind the incoming HTTP request.

Overrides:

doGet in class javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet

Parameters:

request - the HTTP request.

response - the HTTP response.

Throws:

javax.servlet.ServletException - if the servlet fails to answer the request.

IOException - if an IO error occurs with the client.