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23           //
24           //==============================================================================
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26           // Author: Bapu Patil, Hewlett-Packard Company (bapu_patil@hp.com)
27           //
28           // Modified By:
29           //              Nag Boranna, Hewlett-Packard Company(nagaraja_boranna@hp.com)
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31           //%/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
32           
33           #ifndef Pegasus_Authenticator_h
34           #define Pegasus_Authenticator_h
35           
36           #include <Pegasus/Common/Config.h>
37           #include <Pegasus/Common/String.h>
38           #include <Pegasus/Common/AuthenticationInfo.h>
39           #include "Linkage.h"
40           
41           
42           PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
43 mike  1.2 
44           /**
45               An authentication interface that the authentication handler will implement.
46           */
47           
48           class PEGASUS_SECURITY_LINKAGE Authenticator
49           {
50           public:
51           
52               /** Constructors  */
53               Authenticator() { };
54           
55               /** Destructor  */
56               virtual ~Authenticator() { };
57           
58               /**
59               Authenticate the request
60               */
61               virtual Boolean authenticate(String authHeader, AuthenticationInfo* authInfo) = 0;
62           
63               /**
64 mike  1.2     Construct and return the authentication response header
65               */
66               virtual String getAuthResponseHeader(
67                   String requestHeader,
68                   AuthenticationInfo* authInfo = 0) = 0;
69           
70           };
71           
72           PEGASUS_NAMESPACE_END
73           
74           #endif   /* Pegasus_Authenticator_h*/