OpenSim-Test/OpenSim/Services/Interfaces/IAuthenticationService.cs

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using System;
using OpenMetaverse;

namespace OpenSim.Services.Interfaces
{
    // Generic Authentication service used for identifying
    // and authenticating principals.
    // Principals may be clients acting on users' behalf,
    // or any other components that need 
    // verifiable identification.
    //
    public interface IAuthenticationService
    {
        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // Authentication
        //
        // These methods will return a token, which can be used to access
        // various services.
        //
        string Authenticate(UUID principalID, string password, int lifetime);

        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // Verification
        //
        // Allows to verify the authenticity of a token
        //
        // Tokens expire after 30 minutes and can be refreshed by
        // re-verifying.
        //
        bool Verify(UUID principalID, string token, int lifetime);

        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // Teardown
        //
        // A token can be returned before the timeout. This
        // invalidates it and it can not subsequently be used
        // or refreshed.
        //
        bool Release(UUID principalID, string token);

        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // Grid
        //
        // We no longer need a shared secret between grid
        // servers. Anything a server requests from another
        // server is either done on behalf of a user, in which
        // case there is a token, or on behalf of a region,
        // which has a session. So, no more keys.
        // If sniffing on the local lan is an issue, admins
        // need to take approriate action (IPSec is recommended)
        // to secure inter-server traffic.

        //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
        // NOTE
        //
        // Session IDs are not handled here. After obtaining
        // a token, the session ID regions use can be
        // obtained from the presence service.
    }
}