Authentication

class Authentication

Authentication feature supports pluggable mechanisms for checking and challenging a client to provide credentials

config - initial authentication configuration

Configuration	`class Configuration` Authentication configuration
Feature	`companion object Feature : ApplicationFeature<Application, Configuration, Authentication>` Installable feature for Authentication.

Authentication(providers: List<AuthenticationProvider>)

Authentication()

Authentication(config: Configuration)

Authentication feature supports pluggable mechanisms for checking and challenging a client to provide credentials

configure	`fun configure(block: Configuration.() -> Unit): Unit` Configure already installed feature
interceptPipeline	`fun interceptPipeline( pipeline: ApplicationCallPipeline, configurationNames: List<String?> = listOf(null), optional: Boolean = false ): Unit` Configures pipeline to process authentication by one or multiple auth methods

key	`val key: AttributeKey<Authentication>` Unique key that identifies a feature

fun install(
    pipeline: Application, 
    configure: Configuration.() -> Unit
): Authentication

Feature installation script