CredentialsProvider (Apache Jackrabbit 2.21.26-beta API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicCredentialsProvider
```
public interface CredentialsProvider
```
This Interface defines a provider for the credentials.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Credentials`	`getCredentials(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)`	Extracts the credentials from the given servlet request.

- Method Detail
  - getCredentials
```
Credentials getCredentials(javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest request)
                    throws LoginException,
                           javax.servlet.ServletException
```
    Extracts the credentials from the given servlet request.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request -
    
    Returns:
    
    the credentials or null
    
    Throws:
    
    LoginException - if the credentials are invalid
    
    javax.servlet.ServletException - if an error occurs