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package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.security.authentication;
import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import javax.jcr.Credentials;
import javax.security.auth.login.LoginException;
/**
* The {@code Authentication} interface defines methods to validate
* {@link javax.jcr.Credentials Credentials} during the
* {@link javax.security.auth.spi.LoginModule#login() login step} of the
* authentication process. The validation depends on the authentication
* mechanism in place.
*
* A given implementation may only handle certain types of {@code Credentials}
* as the authentication process is tightly coupled to the semantics of the
* {@code Credentials}.
*
* For example a implementation may only be able to validate UserID/password
* pairs such as passed with {@link javax.jcr.SimpleCredentials}, while another
* might be responsible for validating login token issued by the repository or
* an external access token generation mechanism.
*/
public interface Authentication {
/**
* Validates the specified {@code Credentials} and returns {@code true} if
* the validation was successful.
*
* @param credentials to verify
* @return {@code true} if the validation was successful; {@code false}
* if the specified credentials are not supported and this authentication
* implementation cannot verify their validity.
* @throws LoginException if the authentication failed.
*/
boolean authenticate(@Nullable Credentials credentials) throws LoginException;
}