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package com.ouroboroswiki.core;

public interface AuthenticationManager {
  
  /**
   * Authenticates a username/password
   * @param username the unique user name
   * @param password the secret credentials
   * @return the principal if the authentication is successful, null if it is invalid
   * @throws AuthenticationException if the authentication could not be checked
   */
  Object authenticate( String username, String password ) throws AuthenticationException;
}