java/jakarta/security/auth/message/ClientAuth.java

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package jakarta.security.auth.message;

import javax.security.auth.Subject;

public interface ClientAuth {

    /**
     * Secure (authenticate) the request.
     *
     * @param messageInfo   The associated request and response
     * @param clientSubject The subject that represents the source of the request
     *
     * @return An AuthStatus instance that represents the result of the authentication
     *
     * @throws AuthException If a failure occurred in a manner that prevented the failure from being communicated via
     *                           messageInfo
     */
    AuthStatus secureRequest(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject clientSubject) throws AuthException;

    /**
     * Validate a response.
     *
     * @param messageInfo    The associated request and response
     * @param clientSubject  The subject that represents the recipient of the response
     * @param serviceSubject The subject that represents the source of the response
     *
     * @return An AuthStatus instance that represents the result of the validation
     *
     * @throws AuthException If a failure occurred in a manner that prevented the failure from being communicated via
     *                           messageInfo
     */
    default AuthStatus validateResponse(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject clientSubject, Subject serviceSubject)
            throws AuthException {
        return AuthStatus.SUCCESS;
    }

    /**
     * Remove principals and/or credentials from the subject that were previously added by this authentication
     * mechanism.
     *
     * @param messageInfo The associated request and response
     * @param subject     The subject to clean
     *
     * @throws AuthException If a failure occurred
     */
    default void cleanSubject(MessageInfo messageInfo, Subject subject) throws AuthException {
        // NO-OP
    }
}