blackboard.platform.dataintegration
Interface DataIntegrationAuthenticator

public interface DataIntegrationAuthenticator

Provides authentication for data integration requests.

Since:

Bb 9.1 SP6

Method Summary

DataIntegration

authenticate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request, javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response) Authenticates a data integration request.

Method Detail

authenticate

DataIntegration authenticate(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request,
                             javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Authenticates a data integration request.

If authentication fails, no further changes should be made to the response as error information may already have been sent back and the response committed.

Parameters:

request - the HTTP Request

response - the HTTP Response

Returns:

the DataIntegration that this request is authenticated for, or null if the authentication failed.