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+/* SaslClientFactory.java
+ Copyright (C) 2003, Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+This file is part of GNU Classpath.
+
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+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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+exception statement from your version. */
+
+
+package javax.security.sasl;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;
+
+/**
+ * <p>An interface for creating instances of {@link SaslClient}. A class that
+ * implements this interface must be thread-safe and handle multiple
+ * simultaneous requests. It must also have a public constructor that accepts
+ * no arguments.</p>
+ *
+ * <p>This interface is not normally accessed directly by a client, which will
+ * use the {@link Sasl} static methods to create a client instance instead.
+ * However, a particular environment may provide and install a new or different
+ * <code>SaslClientFactory</code>.</p>
+ *
+ * @see SaslClient
+ * @see Sasl
+ * @version $Revision: 1.1 $
+ */
+public interface SaslClientFactory
+{
+
+ /**
+ * Creates a {@link SaslClient} using the parameters supplied.
+ *
+ * @param mechanisms the non-null list of mechanism names to try. Each is the
+ * IANA-registered name of a SASL mechanism (e.g. "GSSAPI", "CRAM-MD5").
+ * @param authorizationID the possibly null protocol-dependent identification
+ * to be used for authorization. If <code>null</code> or empty, the server
+ * derives an authorization ID from the client's authentication credentials.
+ * When the SASL authentication completes successfully, the specified entity
+ * is granted access.
+ * @param protocol the non-null string name of the protocol for which the
+ * authentication is being performed (e.g. "ldap").
+ * @param serverName the non-null fully qualified host name of the server to
+ * authenticate to.
+ * @param props the possibly <code>null</code> set of properties used to
+ * select the SASL mechanism and to configure the authentication exchange of
+ * the selected mechanism. See the {@link Sasl} class for a list of standard
+ * properties. Other, possibly mechanism-specific, properties can be included.
+ * Properties not relevant to the selected mechanism are ignored.
+ * @param cbh the possibly <code>null</code> callback handler to used by the
+ * SASL mechanisms to get further information from the application/library to
+ * complete the authentication. For example, a SASL mechanism might require
+ * the authentication ID, password and realm from the caller. The
+ * authentication ID is requested by using a
+ * {@link javax.security.auth.callback.NameCallback}. The password is
+ * requested by using a {@link javax.security.auth.callback.PasswordCallback}.
+ * The realm is requested by using a {@link RealmChoiceCallback} if there is
+ * a list of realms to choose from, and by using a {@link RealmCallback} if
+ * the realm must be entered.
+ * @return a possibly <code>null</code> {@link SaslClient} created using the
+ * parameters supplied. If <code>null</code>, this factory cannot produce a
+ * {@link SaslClient} using the parameters supplied.
+ * @throws SaslException if a {@link SaslClient} instance cannot be created
+ * because of an error.
+ */
+ SaslClient createSaslClient(String[] mechanisms, String authorizationID,
+ String protocol, String serverName, Map props,
+ CallbackHandler cbh)
+ throws SaslException;
+
+ /**
+ * Returns an array of names of mechanisms that match the specified mechanism
+ * selection policies.
+ *
+ * @param props the possibly <code>null</code> set of properties used to
+ * specify the security policy of the SASL mechanisms. For example, if props
+ * contains the {@link Sasl#POLICY_NOPLAINTEXT} property with the value
+ * <code>"true"</code>, then the factory must not return any SASL mechanisms
+ * that are susceptible to simple plain passive attacks. See the {@link Sasl}
+ * class for a complete list of policy properties. Non-policy related
+ * properties, if present in props, are ignored.
+ * @return a non-null array containing IANA-registered SASL mechanism names.
+ */
+ String[] getMechanismNames(Map props);
+}