TokenValidator.java

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package org.apache.cxf.sts.token.validator;

import org.apache.cxf.sts.request.ReceivedToken;

/**
 * An interface that can validate a security token.
 */
public interface TokenValidator {

    /**
     * Return true if this TokenValidator implementation is capable of validating the
     * ReceivedToken argument.
     */
    boolean canHandleToken(ReceivedToken validateTarget);

    /**
     * Return true if this TokenValidator implementation is capable of validating the
     * ReceivedToken argument in the given realm.
     */
    boolean canHandleToken(ReceivedToken validateTarget, String realm);

    /**
     * Validate a Token using the given TokenValidatorParameters.
     */
    TokenValidatorResponse validateToken(TokenValidatorParameters tokenParameters);

}