public interface AuthenticationAcquisitionSession extends OsidSession
This session acquires authentication credentials. The basic method,
getAuthentication(),
gets authentication credentials for
use with authenticating to a remote peer. These credentials may be
generated from direct user input or retrieved via a file, for example.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
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Authentication |
getAuthentication()
Gets the authentication credential for the current user.
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getAuthenticatedAgent, getAuthenticatedAgentId, getClockRate, getDate, getEffectiveAgent, getEffectiveAgentId, getFormatType, getLocale, isAuthenticated, startTransaction, supportsTransactions
close
Authentication getAuthentication() throws OperationFailedException, PermissionDeniedException
OperationFailedException
- unable to complete requestPermissionDeniedException
- authorization failuremandatory
- This method is must be implemented.