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<?php
/*
* This file is part of the Symfony package.
*
* (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
*
* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
* file that was distributed with this source code.
*/
namespace Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AuthenticationException;
/**
* AuthenticationManagerInterface is the interface for authentication managers,
* which process Token authentication.
*
* @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
*/
interface AuthenticationManagerInterface
{
/**
* Attempts to authenticate a TokenInterface object.
*
* @param TokenInterface $token The TokenInterface instance to authenticate
*
* @return TokenInterface An authenticated TokenInterface instance, never null
*
* @throws AuthenticationException if the authentication fails
*/
public function authenticate(TokenInterface $token);
}