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020    package 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     */
030    public interface BindResponse extends ResultResponse
031    {
032        /** Bind response message type enumeration value */
033        MessageTypeEnum TYPE = MessageTypeEnum.BIND_RESPONSE;
034    
035    
036        /**
037         * Gets the optional property holding SASL authentication response parameters
038         * that are SASL mechanism specific. Will return null if the authentication
039         * is simple.
040         * 
041         * @return the sasl mech. specific credentials or null of auth. is simple
042         */
043        byte[] getServerSaslCreds();
044    
045    
046        /**
047         * Sets the optional property holding SASL authentication response paramters
048         * that are SASL mechanism specific. Leave null if authentication mode is
049         * simple.
050         * 
051         * @param serverSaslCreds the sasl auth. mech. specific credentials
052         */
053        void setServerSaslCreds( byte[] serverSaslCreds );
054    }