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Authenticator¶

auth~Authenticator()

Handles SASL authentication with Cassandra servers. Each time a new connection is created and the server requires authentication, a new instance of this class will be created by the corresponding.

Constructor¶

new Authenticator()

Source

auth/provider.js, line 32

Methods¶

evaluateChallenge(challenge, callback)

Evaluates a challenge received from the Server. Generally, this method should callback with no error and no additional params when authentication is complete from the client perspective.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
challenge Buffer
callback function

Source

auth/provider.js, line 48

initialResponse(callback)

Obtain an initial response token for initializing the SASL handshake.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
callback function

Source

auth/provider.js, line 38

onAuthenticationSuccess(tokenopt)

Called when authentication is successful with the last information optionally sent by the server.

Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
token Buffer <optional>

Source

auth/provider.js, line 57

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