* * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Http\EntryPoint; use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AuthenticationException; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; /** * AuthenticationEntryPointInterface is the interface used to start the * authentication scheme. * * @author Fabien Potencier */ interface AuthenticationEntryPointInterface { /** * Starts the authentication scheme. * * @param Request $request The request that resulted in an AuthenticationException * @param AuthenticationException $authException The exception that started the authentication process * * @return Response */ public function start(Request $request, AuthenticationException $authException = null); }