org.apache.cassandra.auth

Interface IInternodeAuthenticator

All Known Implementing Classes:

AllowAllInternodeAuthenticator

public interface IInternodeAuthenticator

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	authenticate(java.net.InetAddress remoteAddress, int remotePort) Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node.
void	validateConfiguration() Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).

Method Detail

authenticate

boolean authenticate(java.net.InetAddress remoteAddress,
                     int remotePort)

Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node. If this method returns false, the socket will be immediately closed.

Parameters:

remoteAddress - ip address of the connecting node.

remotePort - port of the connecting node.

Returns:

true if the connection should be accepted, false otherwise.

validateConfiguration

void validateConfiguration()
                    throws ConfigurationException

Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).

Throws:

ConfigurationException - when there is a configuration error.