Wombat::Authenticator::BasicAuthenticator - HTTP Basic authenticator

- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- PUBLIC METHODS
- SEE ALSO
- AUTHOR

# NAME

Wombat::Authenticator::BasicAuthenticator - HTTP Basic authenticator

# SYNOPSIS

# DESCRIPTION

Implementation of HTTP Basic authentication as specified in RFC 2617.

# PUBLIC METHODS

authenticate($request, $response, $config)
  Authenticate the user making this request, based on the specified login configuration. Return true if any specified constraint has been satisfied, or false if we have created a response already.

  Parameters:

  $request
    the Wombat::HttpRequest being processed

  $response
    the Wombat::HttpResponse being created

  $constraint
    the Wombat::Deploy::LoginConfig describing the authentication procedure

  Throws:

  Servlet::Util::IOException
    if an input or output error occurs

`getName()`
  Return a short name for this Authenticator implementation.

# SEE ALSO

the Servlet::Util::Exception manpage, the Wombat::Authenticator::AuthenticatorBase manpage

# AUTHOR

Brian Moseley, bcm@maz.org