IInternodeAuthenticator (apache-cassandra API)
Date: 2014-10-21

org.apache.cassandra.auth

## Interface IInternodeAuthenticator

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AllowAllInternodeAuthenticator

      public interface IInternodeAuthenticator

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `authenticate(java.net.InetAddress remoteAddress, int remotePort)` Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node.
    `void` | `validateConfiguration()` Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### authenticate

          boolean authenticate(java.net.InetAddress remoteAddress,
                             int remotePort)

      Decides whether or not a peer is allowed to connect to this node. If this method returns false, the socket will be immediately closed.
      Parameters:
        `remoteAddress` - ip address of the connecting node.
        `remotePort` - port of the connecting node.
      Returns:
        true if the connection should be accepted, false otherwise.

    - #### validateConfiguration

          void validateConfiguration()
                                     throws ConfigurationException

      Validates configuration of IInternodeAuthenticator implementation (if configurable).
      Throws:
        `ConfigurationException` - when there is a configuration error.

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