package gnu.crypto.sasl;
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// $Id: IAuthInfoProviderFactory.java,v 1.2 2005/10/06 04:24:17 rsdio Exp $
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/**
* The visible method of every authentication information provider factory.
*
* @version $Revision: 1.2 $
*/
public interface IAuthInfoProviderFactory {
// Constants
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// Methods
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/**
* Returns an implementation of a provider for a designated mechanism
* capable of honouring {@link IAuthInfoProvider} requests.
*
* @param mechanism the unique name of a mechanism.
* @return an implementation of {@link IAuthInfoProvider} for that mechanism
* or <code>null</code> if none found.
*/
IAuthInfoProvider getInstance(String mechanism);
}