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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