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package netscape.ldap;

/**
 * Performs explicit bind processing on a referral. A client may
 * specify an instance of this class for use on a single operation
 * (through the <CODE>LDAPConstraints</CODE> object) or all operations 
 * (through <CODE>LDAPConnection.setOption()</CODE>). It is typically used
 * to control the authentication mechanism used on implicit referral 
 * handling.
 */

public interface LDAPBind {

    /**
     * This method is called by <CODE>LDAPConnection</CODE> when 
     * authenticating. An implementation of <CODE>LDAPBind</CODE> may access 
     * the host, port, credentials, and other information in the 
     * <CODE>LDAPConnection</CODE> in order to decide on an appropriate 
     * authentication mechanism.<BR> 
     * The bind method can also interact with a user or external module. 
     * @exception netscape.ldap.LDAPException
     * @see netscape.ldap.LDAPConnection#bind
     * @param conn an established connection to an LDAP server
     */

    public void bind(LDAPConnection conn) throws LDAPException;
}
