AuthorizationPolicy (Core XMPP Server 4.8.2 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultAuthorizationPolicy, LdapAuthorizationPolicy
```
public interface AuthorizationPolicy
```
This is the interface the AuthorizationManager uses to conduct authorizations. Users that wish to integrate with their own authorization system must implement this interface, and are strongly encouraged to extend either the AbstractAuthoriationPolicy or the AbstractAuthorizationProvider classes which allow the admin console manage the classes more effectively. Register the class with Openfire in the openfire.xml file. An entry in that file would look like the following:
```
   <provider>
     <authorization>
       <classlist>com.foo.auth.CustomPolicyProvider</classlist>
     </authorization>
   </provider>
```
Author:

Jay Kline

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`authorize(String authzid, String authcid)`	Returns true if the provided authentication identity (identity whose password will be used) is explicitly allowed to the provided authorization identity (identity to act as).
`String`	`description()`	Returns a description of the Policy
`String`	`name()`	Returns the short name of the Policy

- Method Detail
  - authorize
```
boolean authorize(String authzid,
                  String authcid)
```
    Returns true if the provided authentication identity (identity whose password will be used) is explicitly allowed to the provided authorization identity (identity to act as).
    
    Parameters:
    
    authzid - authorization identity (identity to act as).
    
    authcid - authentication identity, or 'principal' (identity whose password will be used)
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the authzid is explicitly allowed to be used by the user authenticated with the authcid.
  - name
```
String name()
```
    Returns the short name of the Policy
    
    Returns:
    
    The short name of the Policy
  - description
```
String description()
```
    Returns a description of the Policy
    
    Returns:
    
    The description of the Policy.