AuthenticationProvider (micronaut-security 1.1.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DelegatingAuthenticationProvider, LdapAuthenticationProvider
```
public interface AuthenticationProvider
```
Defines an authentication provider.

Since:

1.0

Author:

Sergio del Amo, Graeme Rocher

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`org.reactivestreams.Publisher<AuthenticationResponse>`	`authenticate(AuthenticationRequest authenticationRequest)`	Authenticates a user with the given request.

- Method Detail
  - authenticate
```
org.reactivestreams.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