old_trunk/protocol-ldap/src/main/java/org/apache/directory/server/ldap/handlers/bind/ntlm/NtlmProvider.java

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


import org.apache.mina.common.IoSession;


/**
 * An NTLM authentication service provider.  Multiple providers may be
 * utilized to conduct the NTLM negotiation over various protocols or by
 * calling native SSPI interfaces.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 * @version $Rev$
 */
public interface NtlmProvider
{
    /**
     * Handles a Type 1 NTLM response from the client to generate an NTLM
     * Type 2 challenge message.
     *
     * @param session the MINA IoSession to store any state to be thread safe
     * @param type1reponse the Type 1 NTLM response from client
     * @return the NTLM Type 2 message with the challenge
     */
    byte[] generateChallenge( IoSession session, byte[] type1reponse ) throws Exception;


    /**
     * Handles a Type 3 NTLM response from the client.
     *
     * @param session the MINA IoSession to store any state to be thread safe
     * @param type3response the Type 3 NTLM response from the client
     * @return the result of the authentication from the server
     */
    boolean authenticate( IoSession session, byte[] type3response ) throws Exception;
}