authenticationservices/authenticationserver/inc/authserver/authplugininterface.h
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     1 /*
       
     2 * Copyright (c) 2005-2009 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
       
     3 * All rights reserved.
       
     4 * This component and the accompanying materials are made available
       
     5 * under the terms of the License "Eclipse Public License v1.0"
       
     6 * which accompanies this distribution, and is available
       
     7 * at the URL "http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html".
       
     8 *
       
     9 * Initial Contributors:
       
    10 * Nokia Corporation - initial contribution.
       
    11 *
       
    12 * Contributors:
       
    13 *
       
    14 * Description: 
       
    15 * CAuthPluginInterface 
       
    16 *
       
    17 */
       
    18 
       
    19 
       
    20 /**
       
    21  @file 
       
    22  @publishedAll
       
    23  @released
       
    24 */
       
    25 
       
    26 #ifndef AUTHPLUGININTERFACE_H
       
    27 #define AUTHPLUGININTERFACE_H
       
    28 
       
    29 
       
    30 #include <authserver/authtypes.h>
       
    31 #include <ecom/implementationinformation.h>
       
    32 
       
    33 namespace AuthServer
       
    34 {
       
    35 
       
    36 /// The interface UID for the authentication plugin interface
       
    37 const TUid KCAuthPluginInterfaceUid = { 0x102740FE }; 
       
    38 
       
    39 
       
    40 /**
       
    41  * The ECOM interface for authentication plugins. An authentication plugin is
       
    42  * used to help identify the current device holder. When a plugin is asked to
       
    43  * identify the holder, it interacts with the user and potentially hardware or
       
    44  * services provided by other servers. The plugin then generates some data
       
    45  * which is unique and repeatable for the input recieved. This data should
       
    46  * not be persisted on the device in any form that can easily be used to
       
    47  * recover the data.
       
    48  *
       
    49  * For example, a plugin might request a PIN number from the user. The plugin
       
    50  * will take the number, perhaps compare the hash of the number against the
       
    51  * hashes recorded during training and if a match is found return the identity
       
    52  * along with some unique data associated with it.
       
    53  *
       
    54  */	
       
    55 class CAuthPluginInterface : public CBase
       
    56 	{
       
    57 public:
       
    58 
       
    59 	/**
       
    60 	 * @return the id of the plugin. This should be the ECOM implementation id.
       
    61 	 **/
       
    62 	virtual TPluginId Id() const = 0;
       
    63 
       
    64 	/**
       
    65 	 *
       
    66 	 * @return the name of the plugin.
       
    67 	 * 
       
    68 	 **/
       
    69 	virtual const TPtrC& Name() const = 0;
       
    70 	
       
    71 	/**
       
    72 	 *
       
    73 	 * @return a description of the plugin.
       
    74 	 * 
       
    75 	 **/
       
    76 	virtual const TPtrC& Description() const = 0;
       
    77 
       
    78 	/**
       
    79 	 *
       
    80 	 * @return the minimum entropy of the plugin.
       
    81 	 * 
       
    82 	 **/
       
    83 	virtual TEntropy MinEntropy() const = 0;
       
    84 	
       
    85 	/**
       
    86 	 *
       
    87 	 * @return the rate of false positive identifications.
       
    88 	 * 
       
    89 	 **/
       
    90 	virtual TPercentage FalsePositiveRate() const = 0;
       
    91 
       
    92 	/**
       
    93 	 *
       
    94 	 * @return the rate of false negative identifications.
       
    95 	 * 
       
    96 	 **/
       
    97 	virtual TPercentage FalseNegativeRate() const = 0;
       
    98 
       
    99 	/**
       
   100 	 *
       
   101 	 * @return the type of plugin
       
   102 	 * 
       
   103 	 **/
       
   104 	virtual TAuthPluginType Type() const = 0;
       
   105 
       
   106 	/**
       
   107 	 * Performs actions required to identify the current device holder. 
       
   108 	 *
       
   109 	 * For details see the reference/test implementation of a knowledge-type 
       
   110 	 * plugin called the pinplugin.
       
   111 	 *
       
   112 	 * @param aId in the event of a successfull call, aId will be set to the
       
   113 	 * id of the identity. The value is not modified otherwise. It should be
       
   114 	 * noted that a successful call includes the possibility of not
       
   115 	 * recognising the user in which case aId should be set to
       
   116 	 * KUnknownIdentity.
       
   117 	 *
       
   118 	 * @param aClientMessage A displayable text string parameter for authentication
       
   119 	 * requests.It shall be passed to plug-ins to display to the users.
       
   120 	 *
       
   121 	 * @param aResult in the event of a successfull call, aResult contains the
       
   122 	 * data generated from the identification process. This data is used by
       
   123 	 * the authentication server to generate a transient key which in turn is
       
   124 	 * used to decrypt the identities protection key. If the call was
       
   125 	 * unsuccessful or the user is unknown no buffer will be created. Ownership of 
       
   126 	 * the buffer is transfered to the caller.
       
   127 	 *
       
   128 	 * @param aRequest the request status through which the caller will be
       
   129 	 * notified of completion. Upon completion, the status value will be one of the
       
   130 	 * following :
       
   131 	 * KErrNone if the identification process is successful.
       
   132 	 * KErrAuthServPluginCancelled if the user cancels the identification process for
       
   133 	 * this plugin.
       
   134 	 * KErrAuthServPluginQuit if the user quits the whole identification
       
   135 	 * process.
       
   136 	 * ... or any of the system wide error codes.
       
   137 	 **/
       
   138 
       
   139 
       
   140 	virtual void Identify(TIdentityId& aId, const TDesC& aClientMessage, 
       
   141 						  HBufC8*& aResult, TRequestStatus& aRequest) = 0;
       
   142 
       
   143 	/**
       
   144 	 * Cancel the current action. This method must complete with KErrCancel
       
   145 	 * any outstanding asyncronous requests such as Train or Identify.
       
   146 	 **/
       
   147 
       
   148 
       
   149 	virtual void Cancel() = 0;
       
   150 	
       
   151 	/**
       
   152 	 * This method tells the plugin to operate in training mode. After the
       
   153 	 * successful this method the plugin should be able to correctly identify
       
   154 	 * the specified identity using the Identify method. If the plugin already
       
   155 	 * has existing training data for the identity then the data should be
       
   156 	 * replaced. Care should be taken to allow the user to cancel or quit the
       
   157 	 * training without losing the existing training.  
       
   158 	 * 
       
   159 	 * @param aId the identity for whom to train the plugin. This allows the
       
   160 	 * plugin to persist training data associated with the identity and delete
       
   161 	 * or update that data later on.
       
   162 	 *
       
   163 	 * @param aResult this buffer will be filled with data that matches the
       
   164 	 * current device holder. This should be the same data as is returned by
       
   165 	 * the Identify method for the same identity. Ownership of the buffer is 
       
   166 	 * transfered to the caller.
       
   167 	 *
       
   168 	 * @param aRequest the request status through which the caller will be
       
   169 	 * notified of completion. Upon completion the status value will be one of the
       
   170 	 * following :
       
   171 	 * KErrNone if the training process is successful.
       
   172 	 * KErrAuthServPluginCancelled if the user cancels the training process for
       
   173 	 * this plugin.
       
   174 	 * KErrAuthServPluginQuit if the user quits the whole training
       
   175 	 * process.
       
   176 	 * ... or any of the system wide error codes.
       
   177 	 **/
       
   178 
       
   179 
       
   180 	 virtual void Train(TIdentityId aId, HBufC8*& aResult,
       
   181 						TRequestStatus& aRequest) = 0;
       
   182 
       
   183 	/**
       
   184 	 * @return true if the plugin can be used for identification or training
       
   185 	 * purposes without further user intervention. 
       
   186 	 **/
       
   187 
       
   188 
       
   189 	virtual TBool IsActive() const = 0;
       
   190 	
       
   191 	/**
       
   192 	 * Remove any stored training data for the specified identity. This is
       
   193 	 * used if an identity is being removed from the device. No user
       
   194 	 * interaction should take place as a result of this call.
       
   195 	 *
       
   196 	 * @param aId the identity for whom to remove any persisted training data.
       
   197 	 *
       
   198 	 * @return KErrNone if the operation is successful.
       
   199 	 * @return KErrAuthServNoSuchIdentity if the TIdentityId wasn't recognised.
       
   200 	 * @return ... or any of the system wide error codes.
       
   201 	 **/
       
   202 
       
   203 
       
   204 	 virtual TInt Forget(TIdentityId aId) = 0;
       
   205 
       
   206 	/**
       
   207 	 * Pretend the device holder has identified themselves using a default
       
   208 	 * entry. For example, a pin number plugin would return the same data as
       
   209 	 * if the holder had entered the default pin. This call is used during the
       
   210 	 * creation of the initial device identity and allows the device to be
       
   211 	 * operated without the user being forced to train plugins the first time
       
   212 	 * the device is started. No user interaction should take place as a
       
   213 	 * result of this call.
       
   214 	 *
       
   215 	 * Only plugins of type EAuthKnowledge should support default
       
   216 	 * data. Plugins of other types will be ignored.
       
   217 	 *
       
   218 	 * @param aId The identity that will be registered using the default data. 
       
   219 	 * 
       
   220 	 * @param aOutputBuf This buffer should be filled with the data that would
       
   221 	 * be generated if the phone holder identified themselves using the
       
   222 	 * default manner. Ownership of the buffer is transfered to the caller. 
       
   223 	 *
       
   224 	 * @return KErrNone if the plugin supports default data.
       
   225 	 * @return KErrNotSupported if the plugin doesn't support default data.
       
   226 	 * @return ... or any of the system wide error codes.
       
   227 	 **/
       
   228 
       
   229 
       
   230 	 virtual TInt DefaultData(TIdentityId aId, HBufC8*& aOutputBuf) = 0;
       
   231 
       
   232 	/**
       
   233 	 * This method tells the plugin to remove the training data held for the given identity 
       
   234 	 * and to regenerate it using the supplied registration data. The intent of this method 
       
   235 	 * is to allow a backend reset of user credentials in situations where the user is not 
       
   236 	 * able to provide the credentials for some reason (for instance the user has forgotten 
       
   237 	 * the password). Note that no user interaction should take place as a result of this call. 
       
   238 	 * Since the registration data may not be usable by all plugin types it is expected that only 
       
   239 	 * EAuthKnowledge type plugins (those based on pins, passphrases, etc.) use this data for 
       
   240 	 * registering the user and return the result.
       
   241 	 *
       
   242 	 * @param aId The identity whose training data should be reset. 
       
   243 	 * 
       
   244 	 * @param aRegistrationData The data that can be used to register the identity. 
       
   245 	 * This data is meaningful for EAuthKnowledge type plugins. Other plugins may choose to 
       
   246 	 * ignore this parameter. An empty descriptor signifies the absence of registration data.
       
   247 	 *
       
   248 	 * @param aResult This buffer will be filled with data that matches the specified identity. 
       
   249 	 * This should be the same data subsequently returned by the Identify method for the same identity. 
       
   250 	 * Note that plugins that aren't supplied registration data or those that don't use the supplied 
       
   251 	 * registration data for the reset can return NULL. Ownership of the buffer is transfered to 
       
   252 	 * the caller.
       
   253 	 *
       
   254 	 * @return KErrNone if the plugin is successfully able to either remove and/or reset the training data.
       
   255 	 * @return KErrNotSupported if the plugin doesn't support a reset functionality.
       
   256 	 * @return ... or any of the system wide error codes.
       
   257 	 **/
       
   258 
       
   259 
       
   260 	 virtual TInt Reset(TIdentityId aId, const TDesC& aRegistrationData, 
       
   261 			 			HBufC8*& aResult) = 0;
       
   262 	
       
   263 	/**
       
   264 	 * 
       
   265 	 * Destructor.
       
   266 	 * 
       
   267 	 **/
       
   268 
       
   269 
       
   270 	virtual ~CAuthPluginInterface() {};
       
   271 	
       
   272 };	
       
   273 
       
   274 } // namespace
       
   275 
       
   276 #endif