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package org.wildfly.security.http;

import java.util.Map;

import javax.security.auth.callback.CallbackHandler;

/**
 * Factory to create authentication mechanisms.
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:darran.lofthouse@jboss.com">Darran Lofthouse</a>
 */
public interface HttpServerAuthenticationMechanismFactory {

    /**
     * Get the names of the HTTP authentication mechanisms that can be supplied by this factory filtered by the supplied
     * properties.
     *
     * @param properties the selection criteria for the mechanisms.
     * @return the names of the supported HTTP authentication mechanisms.
     */
    String[] getMechanismNames(Map<String, ?> properties);


    /**
     * Obtain an instance of the authentication mechanism requested provided this is allowed by any policy specified within the supplied properties.
     *
     * @param mechanismName
     * @param properties
     * @param callbackHandler
     * @return
     */
    HttpServerAuthenticationMechanism createAuthenticationMechanism(String mechanismName, Map<String, ?> properties, CallbackHandler callbackHandler);

}

Add the factory API/SPI for HTTP authentication mechanisms.
[ELY-176] Add the factory API/SPI for HTTP authentication mechanisms.
