com.xpert.security

Class ActiveDirectory

java.lang.Object

com.xpert.security.ActiveDirectory

public class ActiveDirectory
extends Object

Provides static methods to authenticate users, change passwords, etc. Its based on this work: http://www.javaxt.com/Tutorials/Windows/How_to_Authenticate_Users_with_Active_Directory

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
static class	ActiveDirectory.User Used to represent a User in Active Directory

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static LdapContext	getConnection(String username, String password) Used to authenticate a user given a username/password.
static LdapContext	getConnection(String username, String password, String domainName) Used to authenticate a user given a username/password and domain name.
static LdapContext	getConnection(String username, String password, String domainName, String serverName) Used to authenticate a user given a username/password and domain name.
static ActiveDirectory.User	getUser(String username, LdapContext context) Used to check whether a username is valid.
static ActiveDirectory.User[]	getUsers(LdapContext context) Returns a list of users in the domain.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

getConnection

public static LdapContext getConnection(String username,
                        String password)
                                 throws CommunicationException,
                                        AuthenticationException

Used to authenticate a user given a username/password. Domain name is derived from the fully qualified domain name of the host machine.

Parameters:

username -

password -

Returns:

Throws:

CommunicationException

AuthenticationException

getConnection

public static LdapContext getConnection(String username,
                        String password,
                        String domainName)
                                 throws CommunicationException,
                                        AuthenticationException

Used to authenticate a user given a username/password and domain name.

Parameters:

username -

password -

domainName -

Returns:

Throws:

CommunicationException

AuthenticationException

getConnection

public static LdapContext getConnection(String username,
                        String password,
                        String domainName,
                        String serverName)
                                 throws CommunicationException,
                                        AuthenticationException

Used to authenticate a user given a username/password and domain name. Provides an option to identify a specific a Active Directory server.

Parameters:

username -

password -

domainName -

serverName -

Returns:

Throws:

CommunicationException

AuthenticationException

getUser

public static ActiveDirectory.User getUser(String username,
                           LdapContext context)

Used to check whether a username is valid.

Parameters:

username - A username to validate (e.g. "peter", "peter@acme.com", or "ACME\peter").

context -

Returns:

getUsers

public static ActiveDirectory.User[] getUsers(LdapContext context)
                                       throws NamingException

Returns a list of users in the domain.

Parameters:

context -

Returns:

Throws:

NamingException