src/qpid/Sasl.h

#ifndef QPID_SASL_H
#define QPID_SASL_H

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#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include "qpid/CommonImportExport.h"
#include "qpid/sys/IntegerTypes.h"

namespace qpid {

namespace sys {
class SecurityLayer;
struct SecuritySettings;
}

/**
 * Interface to support for the SASL client role. This class is implemented by platform-specific
 * SASL providers.
 */
class Sasl
{
  public:
    /**
     * Start SASL negotiation with the broker.
     *
     * @param mechanisms Comma-separated list of the SASL mechanism the
     *             client supports.
     * @param externalSecuritySettings security related details from the underlying transport
     */
    virtual bool start(const std::string& mechanisms, std::string& response,
                       const qpid::sys::SecuritySettings* externalSecuritySettings = 0) = 0;
    virtual std::string step(const std::string& challenge) = 0;
    virtual std::string getMechanism() = 0;
    virtual std::string getUserId() = 0;
    virtual std::auto_ptr<qpid::sys::SecurityLayer> getSecurityLayer(uint16_t maxFrameSize) = 0;    
    QPID_COMMON_EXTERN virtual ~Sasl() {}
};
} // namespace qpid

#endif  /*!QPID_SASL_H*/