Package main.Utils

Class Authenticator

java.lang.Object

main.Utils.Authenticator

public class Authenticator
extends Object

Provide methods to authenticate different user types The class does not have any public constructors and should be used as a static utility class.

Since:

2023-4-13

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Authenticator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	authenticateStaff(String username, String password)	Method to authenticate staff
static boolean	authenticateStudent(String username, String password)	Method to authenticate student

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Authenticator

public Authenticator()

Method Details

authenticateStudent

public static boolean authenticateStudent(String username,
 String password)

Method to authenticate student

Parameters:

username - userID of student

password - password of student

Returns:

whether the student passed authentication

authenticateStaff

public static boolean authenticateStaff(String username,
 String password)

Method to authenticate staff

Parameters:

username - userID of staff

password - password of staff

Returns:

whether the staff passed authentication