org.opensciencegrid.authz.service
Interface GRIDIdentityMappingService

All Known Implementing Classes:

GRIDIdentityMappingServiceClient, GRIDIdentityMappingServiceExampleImpl

public interface GRIDIdentityMappingService

A service that maps a grid credential to a local site identity.

Author:

Gabriele Carcassi

Method Summary

LocalId

mapCredentials(GridId gridID) Returns the local identity to be used for the GRID identity.

Method Detail

mapCredentials

public LocalId mapCredentials(GridId gridID)

Returns the local identity to be used for the GRID identity. There are 3 different kind of return decision:

• PERMIT: whenever mapCredentials returns a LocalId object, the service will allow access. Even if all the properties of the object are set to null.
• DENY: when the return value is null, access will be denied.
• INDETERMINATE: whenever the method throws an exception, the service will return an indeterminate decsion.

Parameters:

gridID - The GRID identity to map

Returns:

A local identity or null, if no local identity could be found.

Throws:

java.lang.RuntimeException - If any problem occurs such that the mapping couldn't be performed correctly.