org.openmrs.api.context

Interface Credentials

All Known Implementing Classes:

UsernamePasswordCredentials

public interface Credentials

Authentication schemes define and require their own credentials. Any client authenticating against a given scheme must supply appropriate credentials.

Since:

2.3.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getAuthenticationScheme()
String	getClientName() A string that identifies the owner of the credentials by a name.

Method Detail

getAuthenticationScheme

String getAuthenticationScheme()

Returns:

The authentication scheme that should be used with those credentials.

getClientName

String getClientName()

A string that identifies the owner of the credentials by a name. Typically in the case of a user the client would simply be identified with its username.