1 package org.apache.fulcrum.security.authenticator;
2
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21
22 import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.User;
23 import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.DataBackendException;
24
25 /**
26 * Interface for an Authenticator. Authenticator's are pluggable objects that
27 * allow different SPI's to have different authentication.
28 *
29 * @author <a href="mailto:epugh@upstate.com">Eric Pugh</a>
30 * @version $Id$
31 */
32 public interface Authenticator
33 {
34
35 public static final String ROLE = Authenticator.class.getName();
36
37 public boolean authenticate(User user, String password) throws DataBackendException;
38 }