AuthenticationHandler (Ldaptive 2.4.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuthenticationHandler, AggregateAuthenticationHandler, CompareAuthenticationHandler, SimpleBindAuthenticationHandler
```
public interface AuthenticationHandler
```
Provides an interface for LDAP authentication implementations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`AuthenticationHandlerResponse`	`authenticate(AuthenticationCriteria criteria)`	Perform an ldap authentication.

- Method Detail
  - authenticate
```
AuthenticationHandlerResponse authenticate(AuthenticationCriteria criteria)
                                    throws LdapException
```
    Perform an ldap authentication.
    
    Parameters:
    
    criteria - to perform the authentication with
    
    Returns:
    
    authentication handler response
    
    Throws:
    
    LdapException - if ldap operation fails