AuthenticationChannelProvider (Keycloak Docs Distribution 21.1.2 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Provider

All Known Implementing Classes:

HttpAuthenticationChannelProvider
```
public interface AuthenticationChannelProvider
extends Provider
```
Provides the interface for requesting the authentication(AuthN) and authorization(AuthZ) by an authentication device (AD) to the external entity via Authentication Channel. This interface is for Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication(CIBA).

Author:

Takashi Norimatsu

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`requestAuthentication(CIBAAuthenticationRequest request, String infoUsedByAuthenticator)`	Request the authentication(AuthN) and authorization(AuthZ) by an authentication device (AD) to the external entity via Authentication Channel.

Methods inherited from interface org.keycloak.provider.Provider
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- Method Detail
  - requestAuthentication
```
boolean requestAuthentication(CIBAAuthenticationRequest request,
                              String infoUsedByAuthenticator)
```
    Request the authentication(AuthN) and authorization(AuthZ) by an authentication device (AD) to the external entity via Authentication Channel.
    
    Parameters:
    
    request - the representation of Authentication Request received on Backchannel Authentication Endpoint
    
    infoUsedByAuthenticator - some value to help the AD to identify the user
    
    Returns: