io.confluent.security.authentication

Interface Authenticator<C extends Credential,P extends Principal>

Type Parameters:

C - the type of credentials the authenticator can authenticate

P - the type of principals the authenticator returns

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpAuthenticator, HttpAuthenticatorJwt, JwtAuthenticator

public interface Authenticator<C extends Credential,P extends Principal>

Validates user-provided credentials and returns a Principal.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
P	authenticate(C credential) Given , return a Principal.

Method Detail

authenticate

P authenticate(C credential)

Given , return a Principal. If the credential are valid returns a Principal. If the credential are invalid, throws AuthenticationException.

Parameters:

credential - subject credential

Returns:

authenticated principal

Throws:

AuthenticationException - if the credential cannot be validated