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package com.hazelcast.security;

import com.hazelcast.config.GroupConfig;

import java.util.Properties;

/**
 * ICredentialsFactory is used to create {@link Credentials} objects to be used
 * during node authentication before connection is accepted by the master node.
 */
public interface ICredentialsFactory {

    /**
     * Configures {@link ICredentialsFactory}.
     *
     * @param groupConfig Hazelcast {@link GroupConfig}
     * @param properties
     */
    void configure(GroupConfig groupConfig, Properties properties);

    /**
     * Creates new {@link Credentials} object.
     *
     * @return the new Credentials object
     */
    Credentials newCredentials();

    /**
     * Destroys {@link ICredentialsFactory}.
     */
    void destroy();
}