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026package org.opends.server.admin.std.server;
027
028
029
030import org.opends.server.admin.Configuration;
031import org.opends.server.admin.server.ConfigurationChangeListener;
032
033
034
035/**
036 * A server-side interface for querying Authentication Policy
037 * settings.
038 * <p>
039 * Authentication Policies define the policies which should be used
040 * for authenticating users and managing the password and other account
041 * related state.
042 */
043public interface AuthenticationPolicyCfg extends Configuration {
044
045  /**
046   * Gets the configuration class associated with this Authentication Policy.
047   *
048   * @return Returns the configuration class associated with this Authentication Policy.
049   */
050  Class<? extends AuthenticationPolicyCfg> configurationClass();
051
052
053
054  /**
055   * Register to be notified when this Authentication Policy is changed.
056   *
057   * @param listener
058   *          The Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
059   */
060  void addChangeListener(ConfigurationChangeListener<AuthenticationPolicyCfg> listener);
061
062
063
064  /**
065   * Deregister an existing Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
066   *
067   * @param listener
068   *          The Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
069   */
070  void removeChangeListener(ConfigurationChangeListener<AuthenticationPolicyCfg> listener);
071
072
073
074  /**
075   * Gets the "java-class" property.
076   * <p>
077   * Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class which
078   * provides the Authentication Policy implementation.
079   *
080   * @return Returns the value of the "java-class" property.
081   */
082  String getJavaClass();
083
084}