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//
// Authenticator.h
//
//	Base class for authentication schemes.
//
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#ident "$Revision: 1.4 $"
#ifndef _SYSADM_AUTHENTICATOR_H
#define _SYSADM_AUTHENTICATOR_H

#include <sysadm/Connection.h>
#include <sysadm/ResultListener.h>

BEGIN_NAMESPACE(sysadm);

/**
*  Authenticator is the base class for authentication schemes.
*  Authentication parameters are exchanged using a Connection object.
*/
class Authenticator {
  public:

    /**
    *  Constructor.
    */
    Authenticator();

    /**
    *  Destructor.
    */
    virtual ~Authenticator();

    /**
    *  Set the connection to be used for exchanging authentication
    *  parameters.
    */
    virtual void setConnection(Connection* conn);

    /**
    *  Exchange authentication parameters.  Notify caller of result
    *  via "adoptedResultListener".
    */
    virtual void authenticate(ResultListener* adoptedListener) = 0;

  protected:

    /**
    *  Accessor for our connection.
    */
    Connection* getConnection();

  private:
    Connection* _conn;
};

END_NAMESPACE(sysadm);
#endif  //  _SYSADM_AUTHENTICATOR_H

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