/**
* Creates a new membershipUser in the system. Users created in this manner may login to the
* system.
*
* @param userName
* @param password
* @return
*/
public int registerMember(String userName, String password) {
blackboard.startTransaction();
int membershipId = blackboard.getMembershipBoard().registerMember(userName, password);
blackboard.commitTransaction();
return membershipId;
}
/**
* Returns true if the provided userName and password are correctly matched to a user in the
* system with login credentials
*
* @param userName
* @param password
* @return
*/
public boolean authenticate(String userName, String password) {
return blackboard.getMembershipBoard().authenticate(userName, password);
}
