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Diffstat (limited to 'Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php b/Http/EntryPoint/AuthenticationEntryPointInterface.php index 0d7595d..c8e43e5 100644 --- 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 |