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package org.apache.cassandra.auth;

import java.net.InetAddress;

import org.apache.cassandra.exceptions.ConfigurationException;

public interface IInternodeAuthenticator
{
    
Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node.
If this method returns false, the socket will be immediately closed.
Params:
remoteAddress – ip address of the connecting node.
remotePort – port of the connecting node.
Returns:
true if the connection should be accepted, false otherwise./**
     * Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node.
     * If this method returns false, the socket will be immediately closed.
     *
     * @param remoteAddress ip address of the connecting node.
     * @param remotePort port of the connecting node.
     * @return true if the connection should be accepted, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean authenticate(InetAddress remoteAddress, int remotePort);

    
Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).
Throws:
ConfigurationException – when there is a configuration error./**
     * Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).
     *
     * @throws ConfigurationException when there is a configuration error.
     */
    void validateConfiguration() throws ConfigurationException;
}