* @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL * @copyright (C) 2006,2007 Catalyst IT Ltd http://catalyst.net.nz * */ defined('INTERNAL') || die(); /** * Base authentication class */ abstract class Auth { /** * Given a username, password and institution, attempts to log the user * in. * * This method should return one of three values: * *

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• AUTH_PASSED - the user has provided correct credentials
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• AUTH_FAILED - the user has provided incorrect credentials
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• AUTH_UNKNOWN - the authentication system does not know about * this user.
*

*/ public static abstract function authenticate_user_account($username, $password, $institute); /** * Given a username, returns a hash of information about a user. * */ public static abstract function get_user_info ($username); public static function get_config_options () { } } ?>