java.lang.Object
- com.caplin.server.auth.AuthenticationResult

```
public class AuthenticationResult
extends java.lang.Object
```
Static instances of this class are used to provide various authentication results to the Liberator.

Most calls to Authenticator methods are required to return one of the static instances of this class to indicate the result of the authentication operation.

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type	Field	Description
`static AuthenticationResult`	`ACCT_EXPIRED`	Use to indicate the supplied login credentials are for an expired user account.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`AGAIN`	Use only when performing content-based permissioning where the content is not yet available.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`DELAYED`	Use in combination with `DelayedResultReceiver.delayedCheckUserResult` or `DelayedResultReceiver.delayedMapObjectResult` when the authentication result is not yet available.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`DENY`	Use to indicate that authorisation or authentication is denied.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`ERROR`	Use when an error has occured in the authentication process.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`FALSE`	Indicates no object name mapping has taken place.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`INVALID_ADDR`	Use when authentication is denied because the supplied ip address is deemed unacceptable.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`INVALID_PASS`	Use when the supplied password is not valid and you want this information known to the client.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`INVALID_USER`	Use when the supplied user name is not valid.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`OK`	Use to indicate a successful authentication result.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`SITE_LC_EXCEEDED`	Use to indicate that some global maximum session count has been met/exceeded.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER_LC_EXCEEDED`	Use to indicate the supplied login credentials have exceeded their concurrent maximum allowed login count.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER1`	Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER2`	Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER3`	Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER4`	Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
`static AuthenticationResult`	`USER5`	Use to indicate a custom authentication result.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type Method Description

java.lang.String toString()
Provides a string representing the authentication result
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Field Detail
  - OK
```
public static final AuthenticationResult OK
```
    Use to indicate a successful authentication result.
  - AGAIN
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public static final AuthenticationResult AGAIN
```
    Use only when performing content-based permissioning where the content is not yet available.
    
    When RTTPObject.getType() returns a 200 code this indicates the object is an active object that hasn't had its content populated. By returning this result you indicate you are not ready to authenticate and would like another call to Authenticator.checkRead when the content is available.
  - DELAYED
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public static final AuthenticationResult DELAYED
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    Use in combination with DelayedResultReceiver.delayedCheckUserResult or DelayedResultReceiver.delayedMapObjectResult when the authentication result is not yet available.
    
    When the system receives this authentication result it waits for a callback for the final authentication result. This is used when the result may take some time to compute - e.g. when a database call needs to be made or a remote server needs to generate mapping information. The call to the authentication interface is blocking, so it is recommended that this result is used in these cases to avoid inhibiting server performance.
  - DENY
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public static final AuthenticationResult DENY
```
    Use to indicate that authorisation or authentication is denied.
    
    This is the standard failure result. Use for all object-level authentication failures and any user login authorisation failures where one of the more specific failures (e.g. INVALID_USER is not appropriate.
  - FALSE
```
public static final AuthenticationResult FALSE
```
    Indicates no object name mapping has taken place.
    
    Use only as a return code from Authenticator.mapObject(com.caplin.server.auth.UserSession, com.caplin.server.auth.MapObject). If the object name is not mapped then this authentication result should be used.
  - INVALID_USER
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public static final AuthenticationResult INVALID_USER
```
    Use when the supplied user name is not valid.
    
    This authentication result is used when the user name passed in the AuthenticationUser object to Authenticator.checkUser is deemed invalid.
    
    It may be preferrable to use this result in the case where the user name is valid and the password is not, rather that the INVALID_PASS result.
  - INVALID_PASS
```
public static final AuthenticationResult INVALID_PASS
```
    Use when the supplied password is not valid and you want this information known to the client.
    
    This authentication result can be used when the user name passed in the AuthenticationUser object to Authenticator.checkUser is deemed invalid.
    
    it is more secure to use the INVALID_USER result is even when the only the password is incorrect. This is recommended, unless the client specifically needs to know that the password was invalid.
  - INVALID_ADDR
```
public static final AuthenticationResult INVALID_ADDR
```
    Use when authentication is denied because the supplied ip address is deemed unacceptable.
    
    May be used for location-based authentication or for blocking ip address ranges.
  - ACCT_EXPIRED
```
public static final AuthenticationResult ACCT_EXPIRED
```
    Use to indicate the supplied login credentials are for an expired user account.
  - USER_LC_EXCEEDED
```
public static final AuthenticationResult USER_LC_EXCEEDED
```
    Use to indicate the supplied login credentials have exceeded their concurrent maximum allowed login count.
  - SITE_LC_EXCEEDED
```
public static final AuthenticationResult SITE_LC_EXCEEDED
```
    Use to indicate that some global maximum session count has been met/exceeded.
  - ERROR
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public static final AuthenticationResult ERROR
```
    Use when an error has occured in the authentication process.
    
    This return code will be treated as an authentication failure so should be used with appropriate caution.
  - USER1
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public static final AuthenticationResult USER1
```
    Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
    
    The following 5 return codes can be used to indicate a custom authentication result to the client. The client must be aware of the meaning of each different result and handle it accordingly.
  - USER2
```
public static final AuthenticationResult USER2
```
    Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
  - USER3
```
public static final AuthenticationResult USER3
```
    Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
  - USER4
```
public static final AuthenticationResult USER4
```
    Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
  - USER5
```
public static final AuthenticationResult USER5
```
    Use to indicate a custom authentication result.
- Method Detail
  - toString
```
public java.lang.String toString()
```
    Provides a string representing the authentication result
    
    Overrides:
    
    toString in class java.lang.Object
    
    Returns:
    
    a textual representation of the authentication result

Class AuthenticationResult

Field Summary

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

Field Detail

OK

AGAIN

DELAYED

DENY

FALSE

INVALID_USER

INVALID_PASS

INVALID_ADDR

ACCT_EXPIRED

USER_LC_EXCEEDED

SITE_LC_EXCEEDED

ERROR

USER1

USER2

USER3

USER4

USER5

Method Detail

toString