Interface RequestAuthenticator

  • Functional Interface:
    This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.

    @FunctionalInterface
    public interface RequestAuthenticator
    A RequestAuthenticator is used in Connection to authenticate if required to proxies and web servers. See Connection.auth(RequestAuthenticator).
    • Method Detail

      • authenticate

        java.net.PasswordAuthentication authenticate​(RequestAuthenticator.Context auth)
        Provide authentication credentials for the provided Request Context.
        Parameters:
        auth - the request context including URL, type (Server or Proxy), and realm.
        Returns:
        credentials for the request. May return null if they are not applicable -- but the request will likely fail, as this method is only called if the request asked for authentication.