/* see superclass */
@Override
public User authenticate(String username, String password) throws Exception {
// Check username and password are not null
if (username == null || username.isEmpty()) throw new LocalException("Invalid username: null");
if (password == null || password.isEmpty()) throw new LocalException("Invalid password: null");
Properties config = ConfigUtility.getConfigProperties();
if (handler == null) {
timeout = Integer.valueOf(config.getProperty("security.timeout"));
String handlerName = config.getProperty("security.handler");
handler =
ConfigUtility.newStandardHandlerInstanceWithConfiguration(
"security.handler", handlerName, SecurityServiceHandler.class);
}
//
// Call the security service
//
User authUser = handler.authenticate(username, password);
return authHelper(authUser);
}
