IInternodeAuthenticator (apache-cassandra API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

AllowAllInternodeAuthenticator
```
public interface IInternodeAuthenticator
```

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	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.