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package org.springframework.security.web;
import java.io.IOException;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
import org.springframework.security.core.AuthenticationException;
import org.springframework.security.web.access.ExceptionTranslationFilter;
/**
* Used by {@link ExceptionTranslationFilter} to commence an authentication scheme.
*
* @author Ben Alex
*/
public interface AuthenticationEntryPoint {
/**
* Commences an authentication scheme.
*
* ExceptionTranslationFilter will populate the HttpSession
* attribute named
* AbstractAuthenticationProcessingFilter.SPRING_SECURITY_SAVED_REQUEST_KEY
* with the requested target URL before calling this method.
*
* Implementations should modify the headers on the ServletResponse as
* necessary to commence the authentication process.
* @param request that resulted in an AuthenticationException
* @param response so that the user agent can begin authentication
* @param authException that caused the invocation
*/
void commence(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, AuthenticationException authException)
throws IOException, ServletException;
}