org.springframework.security.ui.switchuser

Interface SwitchUserAuthorityChanger

public interface SwitchUserAuthorityChanger

Allows subclasses to modify the GrantedAuthority list that will be assigned to the principal when they assume the identity of a different principal.

Configured against the SwitchUserProcessingFilter.

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Ben Alex

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.util.List	modifyGrantedAuthorities(UserDetails targetUser, Authentication currentAuthentication, java.util.List authoritiesToBeGranted) Allow subclasses to add or remove authorities that will be granted when in switch user mode.

Method Detail

modifyGrantedAuthorities

java.util.List modifyGrantedAuthorities(UserDetails targetUser,
                                      Authentication currentAuthentication,
                                      java.util.List authoritiesToBeGranted)

Allow subclasses to add or remove authorities that will be granted when in switch user mode.

Parameters:

targetUser - the UserDetails representing the identity being switched to

currentAuthentication - the current Authentication of the principal performing the switching

authoritiesToBeGranted - all GrantedAuthority instances to be granted to the user, excluding the special "switch user" authority that is used internally (guaranteed never null)

Returns:

the modified list of granted authorities.