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Class ::nsmcp::Authenticator

::nsmcp::Authenticator create ...

Defined in /usr/local/ns/tcl/nsmcp/security.tcl

Class Relations

• class: ::nx::Class
• superclass: ::nsmcp::Object
• subclass: ::nsmcp::BearerAuthenticator

::nx::Class create ::nsmcp::Authenticator \
     -superclass ::nsmcp::Object

Methods (to be applied on instances)

• authenticate (scripted, public)

   <instance of nsmcp::Authenticator> authenticate authorization \
      server

  Declare the authentication contract for a request. The base authenticator always rejects access; credential implementations override it.

  Parameters:

  authorization (required)

  Authorization header supplied by the caller.

  server (required)

  Selected NaviServer virtual-server name.

  Returns:

  No normal result; raises an HTTP 401 authentication error.

  Testcases:

  No testcase defined.

  return -code error -errorcode {NSMCP HTTP 401} "Authentication required"

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