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package com.netscape.certsrv.profile;

import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.Locale;

import com.netscape.certsrv.authentication.IAuthManager;
import com.netscape.certsrv.authentication.IAuthToken;
import com.netscape.certsrv.base.IConfigStore;
import com.netscape.certsrv.property.IDescriptor;
import com.netscape.certsrv.request.IRequest;

/**
 * This interface represents an authenticator for profile.
 * An authenticator is responsibile for authenting
 * the end-user. If authentication is successful, request
 * can be processed immediately. Otherwise, the request will
 * be defered and manual approval is then required.
 *
 * @version $Revision$, $Date$
 */
public interface IProfileAuthenticator extends IAuthManager {

    public static final String AUTHENTICATED_NAME = "authenticatedName";

    /**
     * Initializes this default policy.
     *
     * @param profile owner of this authenticator
     * @param config configuration store
     * @exception EProfileException failed to initialize
     */
    public void init(IProfile profile, IConfigStore config)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Retrieves the configuration store.
     *
     * @return configuration store
     */
    public IConfigStore getConfigStore();

    /**
     * Populates authentication specific information into the
     * request for auditing purposes.
     *
     * @param token authentication token
     * @param request request
     * @exception EProfileException failed to populate
     */
    public void populate(IAuthToken token, IRequest request)
            throws EProfileException;

    /**
     * Retrieves the localizable name of this policy.
     *
     * @param locale end user locale
     * @return localized authenticator name
     */
    public String getName(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Retrieves the localizable description of this policy.
     *
     * @param locale end user locale
     * @return localized authenticator description
     */
    public String getText(Locale locale);

    /**
     * Retrieves a list of names of the property.
     *
     * @return a list of property names
     */
    public Enumeration<String> getValueNames();

    /**
     * Checks if the value of the given property should be
     * serializable into the request. Passsword or other
     * security-related value may not be desirable for
     * storage.
     *
     * @param name property name
     * @return true if the property is not security related
     */
    public boolean isValueWriteable(String name);

    /**
     * Retrieves the descriptor of the given value
     * property by name.
     *
     * @param locale user locale
     * @param name property name
     * @return descriptor of the requested property
     */
    public IDescriptor getValueDescriptor(Locale locale, String name);

    /**
     * Checks if this authenticator requires SSL client authentication.
     *
     * @return client authentication required or not
     */
    public boolean isSSLClientRequired();
}
