Interface AuthenticationManagement
@Service public interface AuthenticationManagement
Application component for authentication related use cases.
- Author:
- Oliver Gierke
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Method Summary
Modifier and Type Method Description Optional<UserAccount>
getCurrentUser()
Returns theUserAccount
of the currently logged in user orOptional.empty()
if no-one is currently logged in.boolean
matches(Password.UnencryptedPassword candidate, Password.EncryptedPassword existing)
Returns whether the given candidatePassword
matches the given existing one.
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Method Details
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getCurrentUser
Optional<UserAccount> getCurrentUser()Returns theUserAccount
of the currently logged in user orOptional.empty()
if no-one is currently logged in.- Returns:
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matches
Returns whether the given candidatePassword
matches the given existing one.- Parameters:
candidate
- can be null.existing
- must not be null.- Returns:
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