01: /*
02:
03: Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc.AuthenticationService
04:
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09: (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
10: the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
11:
12: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
13:
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19:
20: */
21:
22: package org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc;
23:
24: import java.util.Properties;
25: import java.sql.SQLException;
26:
27: /**
28: *
29: * The AuthenticationService provides a mechanism for authenticating
30: * users willing to access JBMS.
31: * <p>
32: * There can be different and user defined authentication schemes, as long
33: * the expected interface here below is implementing and registered
34: * as a module when JBMS starts-up.
35: * <p>
36: */
37: public interface AuthenticationService {
38:
39: public static final String MODULE = "org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc.AuthenticationService";
40:
41: /**
42: * Authenticate a User inside JBMS.
43: *
44: * @param info Connection properties info.
45: * failure.
46: */
47: public boolean authenticate(String databaseName, Properties info)
48: throws SQLException;
49: }
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