java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/manager/AuthenticationManager.java

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package org.apache.qpid.server.security.auth.manager;

import javax.security.auth.Subject;
import javax.security.sasl.SaslException;
import javax.security.sasl.SaslServer;

import org.apache.qpid.common.Closeable;
import org.apache.qpid.server.plugins.Plugin;
import org.apache.qpid.server.security.auth.AuthenticationResult;

/**
 * Implementations of the AuthenticationManager are responsible for determining
 * the authenticity of a user's credentials.
 * 
 * If the authentication is successful, the manager is responsible for producing a populated
 * {@link Subject} containing the user's identity and zero or more principals representing
 * groups to which the user belongs.
 * <p>
 * The {@link #initialise()} method is responsible for registering SASL mechanisms required by
 * the manager.  The {@link #close()} method must reverse this registration.
 * 
 */
public interface AuthenticationManager extends Closeable, Plugin
{
    /** The name for the required SASL Server mechanisms */
    public static final String PROVIDER_NAME= "AMQSASLProvider-Server";

    /**
     * Initialise the authentication plugin.
     *
     */
    void initialise();

   /**
    * Gets the SASL mechanisms known to this manager.
    *
    * @return SASL mechanism names, space separated.
    */
    String getMechanisms();

    /**
     * Creates a SASL server for the specified mechanism name for the given
     * fully qualified domain name.
     *
     * @param mechanism mechanism name
     * @param localFQDN domain name
     *
     * @return SASL server
     * @throws SaslException
     */
    SaslServer createSaslServer(String mechanism, String localFQDN) throws SaslException;

    /**
     * Authenticates a user using SASL negotiation.
     *
     * @param server SASL server
     * @param response SASL response to process
     *
     * @return authentication result
     */
    AuthenticationResult authenticate(SaslServer server, byte[] response);

    /**
     * Authenticates a user using their username and password.
     *
     * @param username username
     * @param password password
     *
     * @return authentication result
     */
    AuthenticationResult authenticate(String username, String password);
}