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diff --git a/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php b/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php
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--- a/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php
+++ b/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php
@@ -24,7 +24,17 @@ use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
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 RedirectResponse('/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