Class: Authentication

Inherits:

Object

• Object
• Authentication

Defined in:

lib/quartz_flow/authentication.rb

Instance Method Summary

• #add_account(login, unhashed_password) ⇒ Object
• #authenticate(login, password) ⇒ Object

  Returns true on success, false if the user cannot be authenticated.

• #del_account(login) ⇒ Object
• #initialize(password_file) ⇒ Authentication constructor

  A new instance of Authentication.

Constructor Details

#initialize(password_file) ⇒ Authentication

Returns a new instance of Authentication.

# File 'lib/quartz_flow/authentication.rb', line 18

def initialize(password_file)
  @password_file = password_file
  @accounts = {}
  load_password_file(password_file)
end

Instance Method Details

#add_account(login, unhashed_password) ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/quartz_flow/authentication.rb', line 24

def add_account(login, unhashed_password)
  if @accounts.has_key?login
    raise "The account #{login} already exists"
  end
  raise "Password cannot be empty" if unhashed_password.nil?
  add_account_internal(login, unhashed_password)
end

#authenticate(login, password) ⇒ Object

Returns true on success, false if the user cannot be authenticated

# File 'lib/quartz_flow/authentication.rb', line 40

def authenticate(login, password)
  # Reload the password file in case users were added/deleted
  acct = @accounts[login]
  return false if ! acct
  hashed = hash_password(password, acct.salt)
  hashed == acct.password_hash
end

#del_account(login) ⇒ Object

# File 'lib/quartz_flow/authentication.rb', line 32

def del_account(login)
  if ! @accounts.has_key?(login)
    raise "The account #{login} does not exist"
  end
  del_account_internal(login)
end