org.deegree.portal.standard.security.control
Class ClientHelper

java.lang.Object
  org.deegree.portal.standard.security.control.ClientHelper

public class ClientHelper
extends java.lang.Object

Helper class that performs common security access tasks and checks used in the Listener classes.

Version:

$Revision: 18195 $, $Date: 2009-06-18 17:55:39 +0200 (Do, 18 Jun 2009) $

Author:

Markus Schneider , last edited by: $Author: mschneider $

Field Summary

static java.lang.String	KEY_PASSWORD
static java.lang.String	KEY_USERNAME
static java.lang.String	TYPE_FEATURETYPE
static java.lang.String	TYPE_LAYER
static java.lang.String	TYPE_METADATASCHEMA

Constructor Summary

ClientHelper()

Method Summary

static SecurityAccess	acquireAccess(AbstractListener listener) Tries to acquire a SecurityAccess for the credentials (username, password) stored in the associated HttpSesssion of the given AbstractListener.
static SecurityTransaction	acquireTransaction(AbstractListener listener) Tries to acquire a SecurityTransaction for the credentials (username, password) stored in the associated HttpSesssion.
static Role	checkForAdminOrSubadminRole(SecurityAccess access) Returns the associated 'Administrator'- or 'SUBADMIN:'-role of the token holder.
static void	checkForAdminRole(SecurityAccess access) Tests if the given token is associated with the 'Administrator'-role.
static void	checkSubadminRoleValidity(SecurityAccess access) Tests if the 'SUBADMIN:' and 'Administrator'-roles are all disjoint (so that there are no users that have more than 1 role).
static Role	findAdminForRole(SecurityAccess access, Role role) Returns the administrator (the 'Administrator'- or a 'SUBADMIN:'-role) for the given role.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

KEY_USERNAME

public static final java.lang.String KEY_USERNAME

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Constant Field Values

KEY_PASSWORD

public static final java.lang.String KEY_PASSWORD

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_LAYER

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_LAYER

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_FEATURETYPE

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_FEATURETYPE

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Constant Field Values

TYPE_METADATASCHEMA

public static final java.lang.String TYPE_METADATASCHEMA

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Constructor Detail

ClientHelper

public ClientHelper()

Method Detail

acquireAccess

public static SecurityAccess acquireAccess(AbstractListener listener)
                                    throws GeneralSecurityException

Tries to acquire a SecurityAccess for the credentials (username, password) stored in the associated HttpSesssion of the given AbstractListener.

Parameters:

listener -

Returns:

SecurityAccess

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException

acquireTransaction

public static SecurityTransaction acquireTransaction(AbstractListener listener)
                                              throws GeneralSecurityException

Tries to acquire a SecurityTransaction for the credentials (username, password) stored in the associated HttpSesssion.

Parameters:

listener -

Returns:

SecurityTransaction

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException

findAdminForRole

public static Role findAdminForRole(SecurityAccess access,
                                    Role role)
                             throws GeneralSecurityException

Returns the administrator (the 'Administrator'- or a 'SUBADMIN:'-role) for the given role.

Parameters:

access -

role -

Returns:

Role

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException

checkForAdminOrSubadminRole

public static Role checkForAdminOrSubadminRole(SecurityAccess access)
                                        throws GeneralSecurityException

Returns the associated 'Administrator'- or 'SUBADMIN:'-role of the token holder.

Parameters:

access -

Returns:

Role

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException

checkForAdminRole

public static void checkForAdminRole(SecurityAccess access)
                              throws GeneralSecurityException

Tests if the given token is associated with the 'Administrator'-role.

Parameters:

access -

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException, - this is an UnauthorizedException if the user does not have the 'Administrator'-role

GeneralSecurityException

checkSubadminRoleValidity

public static void checkSubadminRoleValidity(SecurityAccess access)
                                      throws GeneralSecurityException

Tests if the 'SUBADMIN:' and 'Administrator'-roles are all disjoint (so that there are no users that have more than 1 role).

Parameters:

access -

Throws:

GeneralSecurityException - if there is a user with more than one role