io.micronaut.security.authentication

Interface AuthenticationProvider

All Known Implementing Classes:

DelegatingAuthenticationProvider, LdapAuthenticationProvider

public interface AuthenticationProvider

Defines an authentication provider.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Sergio del Amo, Graeme Rocher

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Publisher<AuthenticationResponse>	authenticate(AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest) Authenticates a user with the given request.

Method Detail

authenticate

Publisher<AuthenticationResponse> authenticate(AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest)

Authenticates a user with the given request. If a successful authentication is returned, the object must be an instance of UserDetails.

Parameters:

authenticationRequest - The request to authenticate

Returns:

A publisher that emits 0 or 1 responses