ServletRequestAuthenticator (Core XMPP Server 4.8.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

SiteMinderServletRequestAuthenticator
```
public interface ServletRequestAuthenticator
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`authenticateRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Attempts to authenticate an HTTP request to a page on the admin console.

- Method Detail
  - authenticateRequest
```
String authenticateRequest(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
```
    Attempts to authenticate an HTTP request to a page on the admin console.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the request to authenticate
    
    Returns:
    
    the username if it was possible to determine from the request, otherwise null