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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.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.potencier@symfony-project.com>
+ */
+interface AuthenticationManagerInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Attempts to authenticates a TokenInterface object.
+     *
+     * @param TokenInterface $token The TokenInterface instance to authenticate
+     *
+     * @return TokenInterface An authenticated TokenInterface instance
+     *
+     * @throws AuthenticationException if the authentication fails
+     */
+    function authenticate(TokenInterface $token);
+}