Interface AuthenticationManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

ProviderManager

public interface AuthenticationManager

Decides whether a presented Authentication is genuine.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Authentication	authenticate(Authentication authentication)	The accepted authentication, with its authorities.

Method Details

authenticate

Authentication authenticate(Authentication authentication)

The accepted authentication, with its authorities.

Throws

• AuthenticationException: when it is not accepted -- a BadCredentialsException, a DisabledException, a LockedException