com.atlassian.crowd.model.authentication

Interface Session

All Known Implementing Classes:

SessionEntity

public interface Session

A Session represents an authenticated, time-bound information exchange opportunity granted by a server to a client. It is created at a certain point in time, and eventually expires, although its expiry date can be renewed if the information exchange is alive.

Version:

2.6

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Date	getCreatedDate()
Date	getExpiryDate()
String	getToken() A session has an associated token that is granted by the server, and which can be presented by the client to identify the session.
Principal	getUser()

Method Detail

getToken

String getToken()

A session has an associated token that is granted by the server, and which can be presented by the client to identify the session.

Returns:

the identifier (key) of the token associated to the session.

getCreatedDate

Date getCreatedDate()

Returns:

the date when the session was created.

getExpiryDate

Date getExpiryDate()

Returns:

the current expiry date after which the session will no longer be valid.

getUser

Principal getUser()

Returns:

user that the session belongs to

Since:

2.8.3