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//
// Novell.Directory.Ldap.LdapAuthHandler.cs
//
// Author:
// Sunil Kumar (Sunilk@novell.com)
//
// (C) 2003 Novell, Inc (http://www.novell.com)
//
using System;
namespace Novell.Directory.Ldap
{
///
/// Used to provide credentials for authentication when processing a
/// referral.
///
/// A programmer desiring to supply authentication credentials
/// to the API when automatically following referrals MUST
/// implement this interface. If LdapAuthHandler or LdapBindHandler are not
/// implemented, automatically followed referrals will use anonymous
/// authentication. Referral URLs of any type other than Ldap (i.e. a
/// referral URL other than ldap://something) are not chased automatically
/// by the API on automatic following.
///
///
///
///
///
///
///
public interface LdapAuthHandler : LdapReferralHandler
{
/// Returns an object which can provide credentials for authenticating to
/// a server at the specified host and port.
///
///
/// Contains a host name or the IP address (in dotted string
/// format) of a host running an Ldap server.
///
///
/// Contains the TCP or UDP port number of the host.
///
///
/// An object with authentication credentials to the specified
/// host and port.
///
LdapAuthProvider getAuthProvider(System.String host, int port);
}
}