/*
* Atricore IDBus
*
* Copyright (c) 2009, Atricore Inc.
*
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package org.atricore.idbus.kernel.main.store.identity;
import org.atricore.idbus.kernel.main.authn.exceptions.SSOAuthenticationException;
/**
* This represents a credential store that can test a bind to the persistence mechanism using provided credentials.
* Used in combination with a BindUsernamePasswordAuthScheme allows JOSSO to delegate authentication process to the
* underlaying persistence mechanism, for example a DB or LDAP server like MS AD.
*
* @author <a href="mailto:sgonzalez@josso.org">Sebastian Gonzalez Oyuela</a>
* @version $Id: BindableCredentialStore.java 1040 2009-03-05 00:56:52Z gbrigand $
*/
public interface BindableCredentialStore extends CredentialStore {
boolean bind(String username, String password, BindContext ctx) throws SSOAuthenticationException;
}