Class: ALP

void ALP( )

ALP Constructor Class

The Constructor Class will set up default variables And do anything neccessary to connect to an Authentication Server. Future calls to the ALP object should only be to:

• Authenticate a User
• Check if a User is Authenticated
• Retrieve Username
• Retrieve User Level

true|false authenticateUser( string $username, string $password)

Authentiate a User based on Username and Password

For heightened security, UNM does not pass username and password except for on secure CIRT servers, so we will not be using this.

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true|false checkUserAuthentication( )

Check User Authentication

Check to see if the user has already been authenticated.

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void|true forceUserAuthentication( )

Force User Authentication

This method forces there to be a logged in user, and does not require a specific username to be passed. This is used for authentication methods that redirect a user to a secure in-house authentication server.

This is the method UNM will use to be sure a user is logged in.

Calling this Method will take the user away from the page if they are not logged in, and will force them to log in via the standard UNM authentication server. If they are logged in, nothing will happen and the method will return true.

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string|false getUsername( )

Get the current username

This method grabs the username from whatever authentication package your are using. In our case, this will be pulling it from phpCAS.

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true|false logUserOut( )

Log User Out of the MRF

Un-Authenticate the user, and get ready for the next individual to use the PC for MRF usage.

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