AuthenticationPlugin

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingSha2PasswordPlugin, ClearPasswordPlugin, Ed25519PasswordPlugin, NativePasswordPlugin, ParsecPasswordPlugin, SendGssApiAuthPacket, SendPamAuthPacket
```
public interface AuthenticationPlugin
```
Authentication plugin descriptor

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default byte[]`	`hash(Credential credential)`	Return Hash
`default boolean`	`isMitMProof()`	Can plugins are MitM-proof, permitting returning HASH
`ReadableByteBuf`	`process(Writer encoder, Reader decoder, Context context, boolean sslFingerPrintValidation)`	Process plugin authentication.

- Method Detail
  - process
```
ReadableByteBuf process(Writer encoder,
                        Reader decoder,
                        Context context,
                        boolean sslFingerPrintValidation)
                 throws java.io.IOException,
                        java.sql.SQLException
```
    Process plugin authentication.
    
    Parameters:
    
    encoder - out stream
    
    decoder - in stream
    
    context - connection context
    
    sslFingerPrintValidation - true if SSL certificate fingerprint validation is enabled
    
    Returns:
    
    response packet
    
    Throws:
    
    java.io.IOException - if socket error
    
    java.sql.SQLException - if plugin exception
  - isMitMProof
```
default boolean isMitMProof()
```
    Can plugins are MitM-proof, permitting returning HASH
    
    Returns:
    
    true if permitted
  - hash
```
default byte[] hash(Credential credential)
```
    Return Hash
    
    Parameters:
    
    credential - credential
    
    Returns:
    
    hash