org.apache.flume.auth
Interface FlumeAuthenticator

All Superinterfaces:

PrivilegedExecutor

public interface FlumeAuthenticator
extends PrivilegedExecutor

FlumeAuthenticator extends on a PrivilegedExecutor providing capabilities to proxy as a different user

Method Summary

boolean	isAuthenticated() Returns true, if the underlying Authenticator was obtained by successful kerberos authentication
PrivilegedExecutor	proxyAs(String proxyUserName) Returns the current instance if proxyUsername is null or returns the proxied Executor if proxyUserName is valid
void	startCredentialRefresher() For Authenticators backed by credentials, this method refreshes the credentials periodically

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.flume.auth.PrivilegedExecutor

execute, execute

Method Detail

proxyAs

PrivilegedExecutor proxyAs(String proxyUserName)

Returns the current instance if proxyUsername is null or returns the proxied Executor if proxyUserName is valid

Parameters:

proxyUserName -

Returns:

PrivilegedExecutor

isAuthenticated

boolean isAuthenticated()

Returns true, if the underlying Authenticator was obtained by successful kerberos authentication

Returns:

boolean

startCredentialRefresher

void startCredentialRefresher()

For Authenticators backed by credentials, this method refreshes the credentials periodically