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016package org.forgerock.opendj.server.config.server;
017
018
019
020import org.forgerock.opendj.config.Configuration;
021import org.forgerock.opendj.config.server.ConfigurationChangeListener;
022
023
024
025/**
026 * A server-side interface for querying Authentication Policy
027 * settings.
028 * <p>
029 * Authentication Policies define the policies which should be used
030 * for authenticating users and managing the password and other account
031 * related state.
032 */
033public interface AuthenticationPolicyCfg extends Configuration {
034
035  /**
036   * Gets the configuration class associated with this Authentication Policy.
037   *
038   * @return Returns the configuration class associated with this Authentication Policy.
039   */
040  Class<? extends AuthenticationPolicyCfg> configurationClass();
041
042
043
044  /**
045   * Register to be notified when this Authentication Policy is changed.
046   *
047   * @param listener
048   *          The Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
049   */
050  void addChangeListener(ConfigurationChangeListener<AuthenticationPolicyCfg> listener);
051
052
053
054  /**
055   * Deregister an existing Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
056   *
057   * @param listener
058   *          The Authentication Policy configuration change listener.
059   */
060  void removeChangeListener(ConfigurationChangeListener<AuthenticationPolicyCfg> listener);
061
062
063
064  /**
065   * Gets the "java-class" property.
066   * <p>
067   * Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class which
068   * provides the Authentication Policy implementation.
069   *
070   * @return Returns the value of the "java-class" property.
071   */
072  String getJavaClass();
073
074}