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package org.jboss.axis.security;

import org.jboss.axis.MessageContext;

/**
 * The Axis security provider interface
 * <p/>
 * As Axis is designed for use in embedded environments, those
 * environments will often contain their own security databases and
 * potentially authentication managers.  This interface allows Axis
 * to obtain authentication information from an opaque source which
 * will presumably be configured into the engine at startup time.
 *
 * @author Glen Daniels (gdaniels@macromedia.com)
 */
public interface SecurityProvider
{
   /**
    * Authenticate a user from a username/password pair.
    *
    * @param msgContext the MessageContext containing authentication info
    * @return an AuthenticatedUser or null
    */
   public AuthenticatedUser authenticate(MessageContext msgContext);

   /**
    * See if a user matches a principal name.  The name might be a user
    * or a group.
    *
    * @return true if the user matches the passed name
    */
   public boolean userMatches(AuthenticatedUser user, String principal);
}