hotfix/source/openejb-core_4.5.2/src.original/main/java/org/apache/openejb/core/security/jaas/LoginProvider.java

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package org.apache.openejb.core.security.jaas;

import javax.security.auth.login.FailedLoginException;
import java.util.List;

public interface LoginProvider {

    /**
     *
     * @param user
     * @param password
     * @return It returns the list of groups the authenticated user is part of.
     */
    List<String> authenticate(String user, String password) throws FailedLoginException;

}