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package org.springframework.ldap.core;
/**
* An AuthenticationSource
is responsible for providing the
* principal (user DN) and credentials to be used when creating a new context.
*
* @author Mattias Hellborg Arthursson
*
*/
public interface AuthenticationSource {
/**
* Get the principal to use when creating an authenticated context.
*
* @return the principal (userDn).
*/
String getPrincipal();
/**
* Get the credentials to use when creating an authenticated context.
*
* @return the credentials (password).
*/
String getCredentials();
}