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package org.springframework.security.ldap.authentication;
import org.springframework.security.core.Authentication;
import org.springframework.ldap.core.DirContextOperations;
/**
* The strategy interface for locating and authenticating an Ldap user.
* <p>
* The LdapAuthenticationProvider calls this interface to authenticate a user and obtain
* the information for that user from the directory.
*
* @author Luke Taylor
*
* @see org.springframework.security.ldap.userdetails.DefaultLdapAuthoritiesPopulator
* @see org.springframework.security.ldap.authentication.UserDetailsServiceLdapAuthoritiesPopulator
*/
public interface LdapAuthenticator {
// ~ Methods
// ========================================================================================================
/**
* Authenticates as a user and obtains additional user information from the directory.
*
* @param authentication
* @return the details of the successfully authenticated user.
*/
DirContextOperations authenticate(Authentication authentication);
}