com.communote.server.core.security

Interface UserIdentification

All Known Implementing Classes:

FieldUserIdentification

public interface UserIdentification

The user identification provides information on identifying a particular user.

Author:

Communote GmbH - http://www.communote.com/

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String	getExternalSystemId()
String	getExternalUserId()
Boolean	getIsSystemUser() States if this identification represents a system user.
ExternalUserVO	getPreviousExternalUser()
String	getUserAlias()
Long	getUserId()

Method Detail

getExternalSystemId

String getExternalSystemId()

Returns:

the external system id

getExternalUserId

String getExternalUserId()

Returns:

the external user id

getIsSystemUser

Boolean getIsSystemUser()

States if this identification represents a system user. False means a definite no, true means a definite yes. Null means it cannot be said.

Returns:

True if the identification represents a system user, false if not and null if it can't be told.

getPreviousExternalUser

ExternalUserVO getPreviousExternalUser()

Returns:

an external user with its data that has been authenticated and the data has been already obtained

getUserAlias

String getUserAlias()

Returns:

the internal user alias

getUserId

Long getUserId()

Returns:

the user id