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Diffstat (limited to 'Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php b/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php index 0d7595d..2aa7a03 100644 --- a/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php +++ b/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php @@ -16,15 +16,25 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; /** - * AuthenticationEntryPointInterface is the interface used to start the - * authentication scheme. + * Implement this interface for any classes that will be called to "start" + * the authentication process (see method for more details). * * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com> */ interface AuthenticationEntryPointInterface { /** - * Starts the authentication scheme. + * Returns a response that directs the user to authenticate + * + * This is called when an anonymous request accesses a resource that + * requires authentication. The job of this method is to return some + * response that "helps" the user start into the authentication process. + * + * Examples: + * A) For a form login, you might redirect to the login page + * return new Response('/login'); + * B) For an API token authentication system, you return a 401 response + * return new Response('Auth header required', 401); * * @param Request $request The request that resulted in an AuthenticationException * @param AuthenticationException $authException The exception that started the authentication process |