* * 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\Provider; use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface; use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\AuthenticationManagerInterface; /** * AuthenticationProviderInterface is the interface for all authentication * providers. * * Concrete implementations processes specific Token instances. * * @author Fabien Potencier */ interface AuthenticationProviderInterface extends AuthenticationManagerInterface { /** * Checks whether this provider supports the given token. * * @param TokenInterface $token A TokenInterface instance * * @return Boolean true if the implementation supports the Token, false otherwise */ public function supports(TokenInterface $token); }