AuthenticationStatus (Security Core Classes 6.2.1 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticationStatusImpl
```
public interface AuthenticationStatus
extends Serializable
```
This interface stores the status of the authentication.

Author:

Harish Prabandham

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int AUTH_CONTINUE

static int AUTH_EXPIRED

static int AUTH_FAILURE

static int AUTH_SUCCESS

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`byte[]`	`getAuthSpecificData()`	This is the value returned by the Authenticator when the status is AUTH_CONTINUE.
`byte[]`	`getContinuationData()`	This is the value returned by the Authenticator when the status is AUTH_CONTINUE.
`int`	`getStatus()`	This method returns the status of the authentication

- Field Detail
  - AUTH_SUCCESS
```
static final int AUTH_SUCCESS
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - AUTH_FAILURE
```
static final int AUTH_FAILURE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - AUTH_CONTINUE
```
static final int AUTH_CONTINUE
```
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    Constant Field Values
  - AUTH_EXPIRED
```
static final int AUTH_EXPIRED
```
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - getStatus
```
int getStatus()
```
    This method returns the status of the authentication
    
    Returns:
    
    An integer value indicating the status of the authentication
  - getContinuationData
```
byte[] getContinuationData()
```
    This is the value returned by the Authenticator when the status is AUTH_CONTINUE. This data should give an indication to the client on what else it should send to the server to complete the authentication.
    
    Returns:
    
    An array of bytes indicating the additional information needed to complete the authentication.
  - getAuthSpecificData
```
byte[] getAuthSpecificData()
```
    This is the value returned by the Authenticator when the status is AUTH_CONTINUE. This data should give an indication to the client on specific authentication it needs to adopt to continue on with the authentication.
    
    Returns:
    
    An array of bytes indicating the authentication specific information needed to complete the authentication.