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package org.apache.directory.server.ldap.handlers.bind;


import javax.security.sasl.SaslServer;

import org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.message.BindRequest;
import org.apache.mina.common.IoSession;


/**
 * An interface for retrieving a {@link SaslServer} for a session.
 * 
 * @see javax.security.sasl.SaslServer
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$, $Date$
 */
public interface MechanismHandler
{
    /**
     * A key constant ({@value}) for storing the SASL context in the session.
     */
    public static final String SASL_CONTEXT = "saslContext";


    /**
     * Implementors will use the session and message to determine what kind of
     * {@link SaslServer} to create and what initialization parameters it will require.
     *
     * @param session
     * @param bindRequest
     * @return The {@link SaslServer} to use for the duration of the bound session.
     * @throws Exception
     */
    public SaslServer handleMechanism( IoSession session, BindRequest bindRequest ) throws Exception;
}