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package org.apache.kafka.common.security.auth;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.security.auth.Subject;
import javax.security.auth.login.LoginContext;
import javax.security.auth.login.LoginException;

/**
 * Login interface for authentication.
 */
public interface Login {

    /**
     * Configures this login instance.
     */
    void configure(Map<String, ?> configs, String loginContextName);

    /**
     * Performs login for each login module specified for the login context of this instance.
     */
    LoginContext login() throws LoginException;

    /**
     * Returns the authenticated subject of this login context.
     */
    Subject subject();

    /**
     * Returns the service name to be used for SASL.
     */
    String serviceName();

    /**
     * Closes this instance.
     */
    void close();
}