Class cAuthHandlerAbstract

This class is the abstract authentication handler for CONTENIDO which may be extended differently for frontend and backend authentication.

cAuth

cAuthHandlerAbstract

Abstract
Package: Core\Authentication
Copyright: four for business AG <www.4fb.de>
License: http://www.contenido.org/license/LIZENZ.txt
Author: Dominik Ziegler
Located at classes/auth/class.auth.handler.abstract.php

Methods summary
`abstract public string\|false`	# `preAuthorize( )` Handle the pre authorization. Handle the pre authorization. When implementing this method let it return a valid user ID to be set before the login form is handled, otherwise false. Returns `string\|false` Todo should be named preAuth or preAuthenticate
`abstract public`	# `displayLoginForm( )` Display the login form. Display the login form. When implementing this method let this method include a file which displays the login form.
`abstract public string\|false`	# `validateCredentials( )` Validate the credentials. Validate the credentials. When implementing this method let this method validate the users input against source and return a valid user ID or false. Returns `string\|false`
`abstract public`	# `logSuccessfulAuth( )` Log a successful authentication. This method can be executed to log a successful login. Log a successful authentication. This method can be executed to log a successful login.
`abstract public boolean`	# `isLoggedIn( )` Returns true if a user is logged in Returns true if a user is logged in Returns `boolean`

Methods inherited from cAuth
`__get(), _fetchLoginForm(), _setAuthInfo(), _setExpiration(), getAuthInfo(), getPerms(), getUserId(), getUsername(), isAuthenticated(), isLoginForm(), logout(), resetAuthInfo(), restart(), start()`

Constants inherited from cAuth
`AUTH_UID_FORM, AUTH_UID_NOBODY`

Properties inherited from cAuth
`$_defaultNobody, $_lifetime, $auth`