AuthenticationHandler.java

/* Copyright (c) 2011 Danish Maritime Authority.
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package net.maritimecloud.mms.server.security;

/**
 * Interface to be implemented by authentication security handler classes
 */
public interface AuthenticationHandler extends BaseSecurityHandler {

    String SECURITY_CONF_GROUP = "authentication-conf";

    /**
     * Authenticate the user with the given authentication token
     * @param token the authentication token
     * @throws AuthenticationException if the authentication fails
     */
    void authenticate(AuthenticationToken token) throws AuthenticationException;

}