AuthenticationPlugin (mariadb-java-client 2.7.7 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingSha2PasswordPlugin, ClearPasswordPlugin, Ed25519PasswordPlugin, NativePasswordPlugin, OldPasswordPlugin, SendGssApiAuthPacket, SendPamAuthPacket, Sha256PasswordPlugin
```
public interface AuthenticationPlugin
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`initialize(String authenticationData, byte[] seed, Options options)`	Plugin initialization.
`default boolean`	`mustUseSsl()`	Indicate if use of this plugins need SSL enabled.
`String`	`name()`	Authentication plugin name.
`Buffer`	`process(PacketOutputStream out, PacketInputStream in, AtomicInteger sequence)`	Process plugin authentication.
`String`	`type()`	Authentication plugin type.

- Method Detail
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Authentication plugin name.
    
    Returns:
    
    authentication plugin name. ex: Mysql native password
  - type
```
String type()
```
    Authentication plugin type.
    
    Returns:
    
    authentication plugin type. ex: mysql_native_password
  - mustUseSsl
```
default boolean mustUseSsl()
```
    Indicate if use of this plugins need SSL enabled.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if SSL is mandatory
  - initialize
```
void initialize(String authenticationData,
                byte[] seed,
                Options options)
```
    Plugin initialization.
    
    Parameters:
    
    authenticationData - authentication data (password/token)
    
    seed - server provided seed
    
    options - Connection string options
  - process
```
Buffer process(PacketOutputStream out,
               PacketInputStream in,
               AtomicInteger sequence)
        throws IOException,
               SQLException
```
    Process plugin authentication.
    
    Parameters:
    
    out - out stream
    
    in - in stream
    
    sequence - packet sequence
    
    Returns:
    
    response packet
    
    Throws:
    
    IOException - if socket error
    
    SQLException - if plugin exception