AuthenticationBroker (ActiveMQ 5.17.0 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAuthenticationBroker, JaasAuthenticationBroker, JaasCertificateAuthenticationBroker, JaasDualAuthenticationBroker, SimpleAuthenticationBroker
```
public interface AuthenticationBroker
```
Base for all broker plugins that wish to provide connection authentication services

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`SecurityContext`	`authenticate(String username, String password, X509Certificate[] peerCertificates)`	Authenticate the given user using the mechanism provided by this service.

- Method Detail
  - authenticate
```
SecurityContext authenticate(String username,
                             String password,
                             X509Certificate[] peerCertificates)
                      throws SecurityException
```
    Authenticate the given user using the mechanism provided by this service.
    
    Parameters:
    
    username - the given user name to authenticate, null indicates an anonymous user.
    
    password - the given password for the user to authenticate.
    
    peerCertificates - for an SSL channel the certificates from remote peer.
    
    Returns:
    
    a new SecurityContext for the authenticated user.
    
    Throws:
    
    SecurityException - if the user cannot be authenticated.