NAME

Wombat::Authenticator::BasicAuthenticator - HTTP Basic authenticator

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

Implementation of HTTP Basic authentication as specified in RFC 2617.

PUBLIC METHODS

authenticate($request, $response, $config)

Authenticate the user making this request, based on the specified login configuration. Return true if any specified constraint has been satisfied, or false if we have created a response already.

Parameters:

$request

the Wombat::HttpRequest being processed

$response

the Wombat::HttpResponse being created

$constraint

the Wombat::Deploy::LoginConfig describing the authentication procedure

Throws:

Servlet::Util::IOException

if an input or output error occurs

getName()

Return a short name for this Authenticator implementation.

SEE ALSO

Servlet::Util::Exception, Wombat::Authenticator::AuthenticatorBase

AUTHOR

Brian Moseley, bcm@maz.org