---
name: "LedgerSMB::Auth"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "ledgersmb"
version: "1.3.40-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/LedgerSMB::Auth"
---

# LedgerSMB::Auth(3pm)

Provides an abstraction layer for session management and authentication.

## NAME

LedgerSMB::Auth.pm - Provides an abstraction layer for session management and authentication.

## SYNOPSIS

This routine provides an abstraction layer for session management and authentication.  The current application only ships with a simple authentication layer using database-native accounts.  Other authentication methods are quite possible though currently every LedgerSMB user must be a database user.

## METHODS

Each plugin library must provide the following methods.

- session\_check

  Check whether a session exists and handle failure appropriately.

  Modules are free to define how failure should be addressed.

- session\_create

  Create a session

- session\_destroy

  Destroy a session.

- get\_credentials

  Get credentials and return them to the application.

  Must return a hashref with the following entries:

  login password

- credential\_prompt

  Prompt user for credentials

## METHODS PROVIDED IN COMMON

- http\_error

  Send an http error to the browser.

## COPYRIGHT

\# Small Medium Business Accounting software # http://www.ledgersmb.org/ # # # Copyright (C) 2006-2011 # This work contains copyrighted information from a number of sources all used # with permission.  It is released under the GNU General Public License # Version 2 or, at your option, any later version.  See COPYRIGHT file for # details.