org.eclipse.jetty.security.authentication

## Class DeferredAuthentication

- java.lang.Object
- - org.eclipse.jetty.security.authentication.DeferredAuthentication

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Authentication, Authentication.Deferred

    public class DeferredAuthentication
    extends Object
    implements Authentication.Deferred

### Nested Class Summary

### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.eclipse.jetty.server.Authentication

`Authentication.Challenge, Authentication.Deferred, Authentication.Failure, Authentication.ResponseSent, Authentication.SendSuccess, Authentication.User, Authentication.Wrapped`

### Field Summary

Fields
`protected LoginAuthenticator` `_authenticator`

### Fields inherited from interface org.eclipse.jetty.server.Authentication

`NOT_CHECKED, SEND_CONTINUE, SEND_FAILURE, SEND_SUCCESS, UNAUTHENTICATED`

### Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`DeferredAuthentication(LoginAuthenticator authenticator)`

### Method Summary

Methods
`Authentication` `authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)` Authenticate if possible without sending a challenge.
`Authentication` `authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request, javax.servlet.ServletResponse response)` Authenticate and possibly send a challenge.
`Object` `getPreviousAssociation()`
`static boolean` `isDeferred(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)`
`Authentication` `login(String username, String password)` Login with the LOGIN authenticator

### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

### Field Detail

#### _authenticator

    protected final LoginAuthenticator _authenticator

### Constructor Detail

#### DeferredAuthentication

    public DeferredAuthentication(LoginAuthenticator authenticator)

### Method Detail

#### authenticate

    public Authentication authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request)

Description copied from interface: `Authentication.Deferred`
Authenticate if possible without sending a challenge. This is used to check credentials that have been sent for non-manditory authentication.

Specified by:
  `authenticate` in interface `Authentication.Deferred`
Returns:
  The new Authentication state.
See Also:
  `Authentication.Deferred.authenticate(ServletRequest)`

#### authenticate

    public Authentication authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest request,
                              javax.servlet.ServletResponse response)

Description copied from interface: `Authentication.Deferred`
Authenticate and possibly send a challenge. This is used to initiate authentication for previously non-manditory authentication.

Specified by:
  `authenticate` in interface `Authentication.Deferred`
Returns:
  The new Authentication state.
See Also:
  `Authentication.Deferred.authenticate(javax.servlet.ServletRequest, javax.servlet.ServletResponse)`

#### login

    public Authentication login(String username,
                       String password)

Description copied from interface: `Authentication.Deferred`
Login with the LOGIN authenticator

Specified by:
  `login` in interface `Authentication.Deferred`
Returns:
  The new Authentication state
See Also:
  `Authentication.Deferred.login(java.lang.String, java.lang.String)`

#### getPreviousAssociation

    public Object getPreviousAssociation()

#### isDeferred

    public static boolean isDeferred(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse response)

Parameters:
  `response` -
Returns:
  true if this response is from a deferred call to `authenticate(ServletRequest)`