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package org.acegisecurity.providers.rcp;
import org.acegisecurity.GrantedAuthority;
/**
* Allows remote clients to attempt authentication.
*
* @author Ben Alex
* @version $Id: RemoteAuthenticationManager.java 1496 2006-05-23 13:38:33Z benalex $
*/
public interface RemoteAuthenticationManager {
//~ Methods ========================================================================================================
/**
* Attempts to authenticate the remote client using the presented username and password. If authentication
* is successful, an array of GrantedAuthority[]
objects will be returned.In order to
* maximise remoting protocol compatibility, a design decision was taken to operate with minimal arguments and
* return only the minimal amount of information required for remote clients to enable/disable relevant user
* interface commands etc. There is nothing preventing users from implementing their own equivalent package that
* works with more complex object types.
*
* @param username the username the remote client wishes to authenticate with.
* @param password the password the remote client wishes to authenticate with.
*
* @return all of the granted authorities the specified username and password have access to.
*
* @throws RemoteAuthenticationException if the authentication failed.
*/
public GrantedAuthority[] attemptAuthentication(String username, String password)
throws RemoteAuthenticationException;
}
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