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package org.apache.activemq.security;

import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;

/**
 * Base for all broker plugins that wish to provide connection authentication services
 */
public interface AuthenticationBroker {

    /**
     * Authenticate the given user using the mechanism provided by this service.
     *
     * @param username
     *        the given user name to authenticate, null indicates an anonymous user.
     * @param password
     *        the given password for the user to authenticate.
     * @param peerCertificates
     *        for an SSL channel the certificates from remote peer.
     *
     * @return a new SecurityContext for the authenticated user.
     *
     * @throws SecurityException if the user cannot be authenticated.
     */
    SecurityContext authenticate(String username, String password, X509Certificate[] peerCertificates) throws SecurityException;

}