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020package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.message;
021
022
023/**
024 * Bind protocol response message used to confirm the results of a bind request
025 * message. BindResponse consists simply of an indication from the server of the
026 * status of the client's request for authentication.
027 * 
028 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
029 */
030public interface BindResponse extends ResultResponse
031{
032    /**
033     * Gets the optional property holding SASL authentication response parameters
034     * that are SASL mechanism specific. Will return null if the authentication
035     * is simple.
036     * 
037     * @return the sasl mech. specific credentials or null of auth. is simple
038     */
039    byte[] getServerSaslCreds();
040
041
042    /**
043     * Sets the optional property holding SASL authentication response paramters
044     * that are SASL mechanism specific. Leave null if authentication mode is
045     * simple.
046     * 
047     * @param serverSaslCreds the sasl auth. mech. specific credentials
048     */
049    void setServerSaslCreds( byte[] serverSaslCreds );
050}