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1 /*
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18
19 package cowsultants.itracker.ejb.client.util;
20
21
22 /**
23   * This interface defines some constants used by the pluggable authentication system.
24   */
25 public interface AuthenticationConstants {
26     /** The authentication information is of an unknown type, or not provided. The authenticator
27         in this case will be the request object if available. */
28     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_UNKNOWN = -1;
29     /** The authentication information is a String object containing the plaintext password. */
30     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_PASSWORD_PLAIN = 1;
31     /** The authentication information is a String object containing the SHA1 hash of the
32         plaintext password. */
33     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_PASSWORD_ENC = 2;
34     /** The authentication information is an String object containing shared secret of
35         some type, or a unique key. */
36     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_SHARED_SECRET = 3;
37     /** The authentication information is a Certificate object containing the certificate
38         presented by the user. */
39     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_CERTIFICATE = 4;
40     /** The authentication information is a HttpServletRequest object containing the required
41         authentication information in request or session attributes/parameters. */
42     public static final int AUTH_TYPE_REQUEST = 5;
43
44     /** The type of update being performed only includes core profile information, and possibly the password */
45     public static final int UPDATE_TYPE_CORE = 1;
46     /** The type of update being performed only includes permission information. All permissions are being updated. */
47     public static final int UPDATE_TYPE_PERMISSION_SET = 2;
48     /** The type of update being performed only includes permission information. Only additional permissions are being added. */
49     public static final int UPDATE_TYPE_PERMISSION_ADD = 3;
50     /** The type of update being performed only includes user preferences */
51     public static final int UPDATE_TYPE_PREFERENCE = 4;
52
53
54
55     /** The authentication request is being made from an unknown location */
56     public static final int REQ_SOURCE_UNKNOWN = -1;
57     /** The authentication request is being made from the supplied web application */
58     public static final int REQ_SOURCE_WEB = 1;
59     /** The authentication request is being made from an API call */
60     public static final int REQ_SOURCE_API = 2;
61 }
62
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