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package org.apache.qpid.server.security.auth.manager;

import java.net.SocketAddress;

import org.apache.qpid.common.Closeable;

/**
 * Registry for {@link AuthenticationManager} instances.
 *
 * <p>A lookup method {@link #getAuthenticationManager(SocketAddress)} allows a caller to determine
 * the AuthenticationManager associated with a particular port number.</p>
 *
 * <p>It is important to {@link #close()} the registry after use and this allows the AuthenticationManagers
 * to reverse any security registrations they have performed.</p>
 */
public interface IAuthenticationManagerRegistry extends Closeable
{
    /**
     * Returns the {@link AuthenticationManager} associated with a particular {@link SocketAddress}.
     * If no authentication manager is associated with this address, a default authentication manager will be
     * returned.  Null is never returned.
     *
     * @param address
     * @return authentication manager.
     */
    public AuthenticationManager getAuthenticationManager(SocketAddress address);
}