Module io.vertx.auth.common
Package io.vertx.ext.auth.authentication

Interface AuthenticationProvider

  • All Known Subinterfaces:
    ChainAuth
    public interface AuthenticationProvider
    User-facing interface for authenticating users.
    Author:
    Tim Fox

    • Method Detail

      • authenticate

        Future<User> authenticate​(Credentials credentials)
        Authenticate a user.

        The first argument is a Credentials object containing information for authenticating the user. What this actually contains depends on the specific implementation.

        Parameters:
        credentials - The credentials
        Returns:
        The result future