authenticator

Purpose

Creates an authenticator object of a requested type.

Signature

authenticator( type )

Returns

This method returns an authenticator object, for example: CredentialsLockAuthenticator or PegaAuthenticator.

Parameter

The table below describes the authenticator method parameters.

Name	Description	Type	Use
type	The type of an authenticator, as defined in the Type enum.	`integer`	required

Error messages

If the parameter passed to the method is either undefined or null, the method returns the following error message:

"Authentication: Parameter type is not specified".

If the parameter passed as type parameter is not defined by the Type enum, the method returns an error message:

"Authentication: Invalid type parameter:'" + type + "'. " + "Supported types: Authentication.Type.CREDENTIALS_LOCK, Authentication.Type.PEGA_AUTHENTICATOR"

Authentication methods