/*
* Copyright (C) 2005-2012 BetaCONCEPT Limited
*
* This file is part of Astroboa.
*
* Astroboa is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Astroboa is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
* along with Astroboa. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
package org.betaconceptframework.astroboa.api.service.secure;
import javax.security.auth.Subject;
import org.betaconceptframework.astroboa.api.service.secure.remote.RemoteRepositoryServiceSecure;
/**
* Secure Repository Service API.
*
* @author Gregory Chomatas (gchomatas@betaconcept.com)
* @author Savvas Triantafyllou (striantafyllou@betaconcept.com)
*
*/
public interface RepositoryServiceSecure extends RemoteRepositoryServiceSecure {
/**
* Connect to a cms repository using the provided Subject.
*
* <p>
* This method should be used in cases where a set of specific actions must take place
* and user authentication is impossible. One example is Astroboa JAAS where there is a
* need to login to the IdentityStore provided by Astroboa but admin user credentials
* are not available.
* </p>
*
*
* @param repositoryId Repository identifier as provided
* in repositories-conf.xml
*
* @param subject Subject instance containing all necessary roles.
*
* @param permanentKey representing a trusted client whose token is never expired
*
* @return Authentication Token created by successful registration of provided subject to Astroboa
*/
String login(String repositoryId, Subject subject, String permanentKey);
}