AuthContext (Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.26-beta API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

JAASAuthContext, LocalAuthContext
```
public interface AuthContext
```
An authentication context used to authenticate users. It is similar to JAAS' LoginContext but can work in a non-JAAS environment.
This class is abstract and has two implementations:
- JAASAuthContext which delegates to a regular JAAS LoginContext
- LocalAuthContext which implements authentication using a locally-defined JAAS LoginModule

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Subject`	`getSubject()`	Return the authenticated Subject.
`void`	`login()`	Perform the authentication and, if successful, associate Principals and Credentials with the authenticated`Subject`.
`void`	`logout()`	Logout the `Subject`.

- Method Detail
  - login
```
void login()
    throws LoginException
```
    Perform the authentication and, if successful, associate Principals and Credentials with the authenticatedSubject.
    
    Throws:
    
    LoginException - if the authentication fails.
    
    See Also:
    
    LoginContext.login()
  - getSubject
```
Subject getSubject()
```
    Return the authenticated Subject.
    
    Returns:
    
    the authenticated Subject or null if authentication failed.
    
    See Also:
    
    LoginContext.getSubject()
  - logout
```
void logout()
     throws LoginException
```
    Logout the Subject.
    
    Throws:
    
    LoginException - if the logout fails.
    
    See Also:
    
    LoginContext.logout()