* * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE * file that was distributed with this source code. */ namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication; use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface; use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AuthenticationException; /** * AuthenticationManagerInterface is the interface for authentication managers, * which process Token authentication. * * @author Fabien Potencier */ interface AuthenticationManagerInterface { /** * Attempts to authenticate a TokenInterface object. * * @param TokenInterface $token The TokenInterface instance to authenticate * * @return TokenInterface An authenticated TokenInterface instance, never null * * @throws AuthenticationException if the authentication fails */ public function authenticate(TokenInterface $token); }