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1 /*
2
3    Derby - Class org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc.AuthenticationService
4
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19
20  */
21
22 package org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc;
23
24 import java.util.Properties JavaDoc;
25 import java.sql.SQLException JavaDoc;
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
40     public static final String JavaDoc MODULE =
41                                 "org.apache.derby.iapi.jdbc.AuthenticationService";
42     /**
43      * Authenticate a User inside JBMS.
44      *
45      * @param info Connection properties info.
46      * failure.
47      */
48     public boolean authenticate(String JavaDoc databaseName, Properties JavaDoc info)
49       throws SQLException JavaDoc;
50 }
51
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