Package pyxmpp :: Package sasl :: Module digest_md5 :: Class DigestMD5ClientAuthenticator
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Class DigestMD5ClientAuthenticator

ClientAuthenticator --+
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                     DigestMD5ClientAuthenticator


Provides PLAIN SASL authentication for a client.
Method Summary
  __init__(self, password_manager)
Initialize a DigestMD5ClientAuthenticator object.
sasl.Response or sasl.Failure challenge(self, challenge)
Process a challenge and return the response.
sasl.Success or sasl.Failure finish(self, data)
Process success indicator from the server.
sasl.Response or sasl.Failure start(self, username, authzid)
Start the authentication process initializing client state.

Instance Variable Summary
  password: current authentication password
  pformat: current authentication password format
  realm: current authentication realm

Method Details

__init__(self, password_manager)
(Constructor)

Initialize a DigestMD5ClientAuthenticator object.
Parameters:
password_manager - name of the password manager object providing authentication credentials.
           (type=PasswordManager)
Overrides:
pyxmpp.sasl.core.ClientAuthenticator.__init__

challenge(self, challenge)

Process a challenge and return the response.
Parameters:
challenge - the challenge from server.
           (type=str)
Returns:
the response or a failure indicator.
           (type=sasl.Response or sasl.Failure)
Overrides:
pyxmpp.sasl.core.ClientAuthenticator.challenge

finish(self, data)

Process success indicator from the server.

Process any addicional data passed with the success. Fail if the server was not authenticated.

Parameters:
data - an optional additional data with success.
           (type=str)
Returns:
success or failure indicator.
           (type=sasl.Success or sasl.Failure)
Overrides:
pyxmpp.sasl.core.ClientAuthenticator.finish

start(self, username, authzid)

Start the authentication process initializing client state.
Parameters:
username - username (authentication id).
           (type=unicode)
authzid - authorization id.
           (type=unicode)
Returns:
the (empty) initial response
           (type=sasl.Response or sasl.Failure)
Overrides:
pyxmpp.sasl.core.ClientAuthenticator.start

Instance Variable Details

password

current authentication password

pformat

current authentication password format

realm

current authentication realm