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1   /*
2    *   Copyright 2004 The Apache Software Foundation
3    *
4    *   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    *   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    *   You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9    *
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15   *
16   */
17  package org.apache.ldap.server.authn;
18  
19  
20  import org.apache.ldap.server.PartitionNexus;
21  
22  
23  /***
24   * Defines a set of methods that an authenticator uses to communicate with its container,
25   * for example, to get the partition nexus, or whether the server is configured to accept
26   * anonymous connection.
27   *
28   * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
29   * @version $Rev: 124525 $
30   */
31  public interface AuthenticatorContext
32  {
33  
34      /***
35       * Returns a reference to the PartitionNexus.
36       */
37      public PartitionNexus getPartitionNexus();
38  
39      /***
40       * Returns the value of server.disable.anonymous JNDI Property.
41       */
42      public boolean getAllowAnonymous();
43  }