WebserviceClient.java

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package com.symentis.cas.adaptors.ws;

import org.jasig.cas.authentication.UsernamePasswordCredential;
import org.jasig.cas.authentication.handler.AuthenticationException;
import org.jasig.cas.authentication.principal.Principal;
import org.jasig.cas.authentication.principal.SimplePrincipal;

import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;

/**
 * WebserviceClient.
 * <P>
 * Creation date: 15.04.2014 01:35:33
 * <P>
 * @author Robert Oschwald
 */
public interface WebserviceClient {
	
	/**
	 * perform the Authentication
	 * <P>
	 * Creation date: 15.04.2014 01:35:37
   * <P>
	 * @param credential The provided credential
	 * @return {@link Principal}
	 * @throws GeneralSecurityException
	 */
	public Principal doAuthentication(final UsernamePasswordCredential credential) throws GeneralSecurityException;
}