Module: MAuth::Client::Authenticator

Included in:
MAuth::Client
Defined in:
lib/mauth/client.rb

Overview

methods common to RemoteRequestAuthenticator and LocalAuthenticator

Constant Summary collapse

ALLOWED_DRIFT_SECONDS = 
300

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#authentic?(object) ⇒ Boolean

takes an incoming request or response object, and returns whether the object is authentic according to its signature.

Returns:

  • (Boolean) 


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# File 'lib/mauth/client.rb', line 286

def authentic?(object)
  log_authentication_request(object)
  begin
    authenticate!(object)
    true
  rescue InauthenticError
    false
  end
end

#authenticate!(object) ⇒ Object

raises InauthenticError unless the given object is authentic



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# File 'lib/mauth/client.rb', line 297

def authenticate!(object)
  authentication_present!(object)
  time_valid!(object)
  token_valid!(object)
  signature_valid!(object)
rescue InauthenticError
  logger.error "mAuth signature authentication failed for #{object.class}. encountered error:"
  $!.message.split("\n").each { |l| logger.error "\t#{l}" }
  raise
rescue UnableToAuthenticateError
  logger.error "Unable to authenticate with MAuth. encountered error:"
  $!.message.split("\n").each { |l| logger.error "\t#{l}" }
  raise
end