org.sakaiproject.user.api

Interface AuthenticationIdUDP

All Known Implementing Classes:

FilterUserDirectoryProvider, JLDAPDirectoryProvider, UnboundidDirectoryProvider

public interface AuthenticationIdUDP

Interface a provider should implement if the authentication ID doesn't map to the EID. If you are performing authentication in the provider then you may want to look at AuthenticatedUserProvider.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	getUserbyAid(String aid, UserEdit user) Find a user by their authentication ID.

Method Detail

getUserbyAid

boolean getUserbyAid(String aid,
                     UserEdit user)

Find a user by their authentication ID.

Parameters:

aid - The ID used to find the user by.

user - A blank user object onto which the details of the user can be loaded.

Returns:

true if a valid user was found and loaded.