/*
* The MIT License
*
* Copyright 2013 Tim Boudreau.
*
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* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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package com.mastfrog.acteur.auth;
import com.mastfrog.acteur.util.BasicCredentials;
import com.google.inject.ImplementedBy;
import java.io.IOException;
/**
*
* @author Tim Boudreau
*/
@ImplementedBy(MockAuthenticator.class)
public interface Authenticator {
/**
* Handles authentication, saying yea or nay.
*
* @param realm The Realm object used in authentication
* @param credentials The credentials
* @return An array of objects to inject into later acteurs if successful,
* null on failure
* @throws IOException if something goes wrong
*/
Object[] authenticate(String realm, BasicCredentials credentials) throws IOException;
}