package org.eclipse.aether.repository;

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/**
 * Selects authentication for a given remote repository.
 * 
 * @see org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession#getAuthenticationSelector()
 */
public interface AuthenticationSelector
{

    /**
     * Selects authentication for the specified remote repository.
     * 
     * @param repository The repository for which to select authentication, must not be {@code null}.
     * @return The selected authentication or {@code null} if none.
     */
    Authentication getAuthentication( RemoteRepository repository );

}