## org.w3c.jigsaw.auth
Class AuthUser

    java.lang.Object
      |
      +--org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
            |
            +--org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource
                  |
                  +--org.w3c.jigsaw.auth.AuthUser

public class AuthUser
extends Resource

The basic description of a user. A user is defined by the following set of attributes: its name, its email adress, some comments. Than it can have either an IP adress, and/or a password.

If an IP adress is provided, the user will be authentified by its incoming connection IP address. Moreover, if a password is provided, before being authentified, the client will be challenged for it.

Finally a user can be registered in any number of groups.

Field Summary
`protected static int` | `ATTR_COMMENTS` Attribute index - The comments for this user.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_EMAIL` Attribute index - The email adress of the user.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_GROUPS` Attribute index - The list of groups this user belongs to.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_IPADDR` Attribute index - The IP adress of the user.
`protected static int` | `ATTR_PASSWORD` Attribute index - The optional password for the user.

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource
`ATTR_CONTEXT, ATTR_HELP_URL, ATTR_IDENTIFIER, ATTR_LAST_MODIFIED, ATTR_PARENT, ATTR_RESOURCE_FRAMES, ATTR_STORE_ENTRY, ATTR_URL`

Fields inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
`attributes, slowpickle, values`

Constructor Summary
`AuthUser()`

Method Summary
`java.lang.String` | `getComments()` Get the user associated comments.
`java.lang.String` | `getEmail()` Get the user email address.
`java.lang.String[]` | `getGroups()` Get the user groups.
`short[][]` | `getIPTemplates()` Get the user IP templates.
`java.lang.String` | `getName()` Get this user's name.
`java.lang.String` | `getPassword()` Get the user password.
`static AuthUser` | `makeUser(java.lang.String name, ResourceContext context)` Create a new user.
`void` | `setPassword(java.lang.String passwd)` Set a new password for this user.

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.Resource

`acceptUnload, checkMultipleLock, collectFrames, delete, getClone, getContext, getFrame, getFrames, getHelpURL, getHelpURL, getIdentifier, getLastModified, getParent, getResourceReference, getServer, getSpace, getSpaceEntry, getStoreEntry, getURLPath, getValue, getValue, initialize, isInitialized, isUnloaded, markModified, notifyUnload, registerFrame, setContext, setContext, setValue, setValue, unregisterFrame, updateAttributes`

Methods inherited from class org.w3c.tools.resources.AttributeHolder
`definesAttribute, definesAttribute, getAttributes, getBoolean, getChar, getClone, getClone, getDouble, getFloat, getInt, getLong, getString, getValue, initialize, lookupAttribute, pickle, print, setBoolean, setChar, setDouble, setFloat, setInt, setLong, setString, setValue, unpickle, unpickle, unpickle, unpickleInstance, unpickleInstance`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Field Detail

### ATTR_EMAIL

    protected static int ATTR_EMAIL

  Attribute index - The email adress of the user.

### ATTR_COMMENTS

    protected static int ATTR_COMMENTS

  Attribute index - The comments for this user.

### ATTR_IPADDR

    protected static int ATTR_IPADDR

  Attribute index - The IP adress of the user.

### ATTR_PASSWORD

    protected static int ATTR_PASSWORD

  Attribute index - The optional password for the user.

### ATTR_GROUPS

    protected static int ATTR_GROUPS

  Attribute index - The list of groups this user belongs to.

Constructor Detail

### AuthUser

    public AuthUser()

Method Detail

### getName

    public java.lang.String getName()

  Get this user's name. We use the resource identifier as the user name here.

### getEmail

    public java.lang.String getEmail()

  Get the user email address.

### getComments

    public java.lang.String getComments()

  Get the user associated comments.

### getIPTemplates

    public short[][] getIPTemplates()

  Get the user IP templates.

### getPassword

    public java.lang.String getPassword()

  Get the user password.

### setPassword

    public void setPassword(java.lang.String passwd)

  Set a new password for this user.
  Parameters:
    `passwd` - The new user's password.

### getGroups

    public java.lang.String[] getGroups()

  Get the user groups.

### makeUser

    public static AuthUser makeUser(java.lang.String name,
                                    ResourceContext context)

  Create a new user.
  Parameters:
    `name` - The user's name.