| AuthenticationContext |
Object used by AuthenticationHandler when implementing
AuthenticationHandler.login(AuthenticationContext)
or AuthenticationHandler.logout(AuthenticationContext)
Use the AuthenticationContext to :
retrieve informations required to perform the authentication (request, response, login.. etc)
set the authentication information (principally the authenticated member)
invoke the next handler in the login chain (if the calling handler
is the last handler in the chain, it will perform the authentication action)
perform redirection, set information/warning/error message/
A new instance of this class is used per login/logout chain invokation. |