vmime/vmime/security/authenticator.hpp
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//
// VMime library (http://www.vmime.org)
// Copyright (C) 2002-2013 Vincent Richard <vincent@vmime.org>
//
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#ifndef VMIME_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
#define VMIME_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED
#include "vmime/config.hpp"
#if VMIME_HAVE_MESSAGING_FEATURES
#include "vmime/types.hpp"
// Forward declarations
namespace vmime {
namespace net {
class service;
} // net
} // vmime
namespace vmime {
namespace security {
/** Provides required information for user authentication. The same
* information can be requested multiple time (eg. in IMAP, there is a
* new connection started each time a folder is open), so the object is
* responsible for caching the information to avoid useless interactions
* with the user.
*
* Usually, you should not inherit from this class, but instead from the
* more convenient defaultAuthenticator class.
*
* WARNING: an authenticator should be used with one and ONLY ONE messaging
* service at a time.
*/
class authenticator : public object
{
public:
/** Return the authentication identity (usually, this
* is the username).
*
* @return username
* @throw exceptions::no_auth_information if the information
* could not be provided
*/
virtual const string getUsername() const = 0;
/** Return the password of the authentication identity.
*
* @return password
* @throw exceptions::no_auth_information if the information
* could not be provided
*/
virtual const string getPassword() const = 0;
/** Return the local host name of the machine.
*
* @return hostname
* @throw exceptions::no_auth_information if the information
* could not be provided
*/
virtual const string getHostname() const = 0;
/** Return the anonymous token (usually, this is the user's
* email address).
*
* @return anonymous token
* @throw exceptions::no_auth_information if the information
* could not be provided
*/
virtual const string getAnonymousToken() const = 0;
/** Return the registered service name of the application
* service (eg: "imap"). This can be used by GSSAPI or DIGEST-MD5
* mechanisms with SASL.
*
* @return service name
* @throw exceptions::no_auth_information if the information
* could not be provided
*/
virtual const string getServiceName() const = 0;
/** Called by the messaging service to allow this authenticator to
* know which service is currently using it. This is called just
* before the service starts the authentication process.
*
* @param serv messaging service instance
*/
virtual void setService(ref <net::service> serv) = 0;
};
} // security
} // vmime
#endif // VMIME_HAVE_MESSAGING_FEATURES
#endif // VMIME_SECURITY_AUTHENTICATOR_HPP_INCLUDED