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* Copyright (C) 2003-2007 eXo Platform SAS.
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License
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*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
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*/
package org.etk.core.security;
import javax.security.auth.login.LoginException;
/**
* Created by The eXo Platform SAS . Component responsible for user
* authentication (session creation) In JAAS LoginModule typically called in
* login() method
*
* @author Gennady Azarenkov
* @version $Id:$
*/
public interface Authenticator {
/**
* Authenticate user and return userId which can be different to username.
*
* @param credentials - list of users credentials (such as name/password, X509
* certificate etc)
* @return userId
* @throws LoginException
* @throws Exception
*/
String validateUser(Credential[] credentials) throws LoginException, Exception;
/**
* @param credentials - userId.
* @return Identity
* @throws Exception
*/
Identity createIdentity(String userId) throws Exception;
}