Package org.opencms.ui.login

Class CmsTokenValidator

java.lang.Object

org.opencms.ui.login.CmsTokenValidator

public class CmsTokenValidator
extends Object

Helper class for dealing with authorization tokens for the 'forgot password' functionality.

When a user requests a link to change his password, an authorization token is generated and also stored in the user's additional info (in a slightly different form). When the user opens the 'change password' link sent to him, the authentication token is validated by comparing it to the token in the user's additional info. Additionally, the system checks whether the age of the token stored in the additional infos is older than the maximum age, which can also be configured.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static final String	ADDINFO_KEY	Additional info key to store the authorization data.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
CmsTokenValidator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static void	clearToken(CmsObject cms, CmsUser user)	Removes an authorization token from the user's additional information.
static String	createToken(CmsObject cms, CmsUser user, long currentTime)	Creates a new token for the given user and stores it in the user's additional info.
CmsUser	getUser()	Gets the user.
String	validateToken(CmsObject cms, String token, long maxAgeMillis)	Validates the authentication token against the token stored in the user's additional info.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

ADDINFO_KEY

public static final String ADDINFO_KEY

Additional info key to store the authorization data.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

CmsTokenValidator

public CmsTokenValidator()

Method Details

clearToken

public static void clearToken(CmsObject cms,
 CmsUser user)
                       throws CmsException

Removes an authorization token from the user's additional information.

Parameters:

cms - the CMS context

user - the user

Throws:

CmsException - if something goes wrong

createToken

public static String createToken(CmsObject cms,
 CmsUser user,
 long currentTime)
                          throws CmsException

Creates a new token for the given user and stores it in the user's additional info.

Parameters:

cms - the CMS context

user - the user

currentTime - the current time

Returns:

the authorization token

Throws:

CmsException - if something goes wrong

getUser

public CmsUser getUser()

Gets the user.

Returns:

the user

validateToken

public String validateToken(CmsObject cms,
 String token,
 long maxAgeMillis)
                     throws CmsException

Validates the authentication token against the token stored in the user's additional info.

Parameters:

cms - the CMS context

token - the authentication token

maxAgeMillis - the maximum token age in milliseconds

Returns:

null if the validation is succesfull, or a string containing the error message if not

Throws:

CmsException - if something goes wrong