spring-projects / spring-projects/spring-security

Deprecate AuthenticationProvider

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Since Jun 21, 2022.

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Description

AuthenticationManager and AuthenticationProvider have the same primary signature. In an effort to simplify the API, AuthenticationProvider should be deprecated.

Here is an initial list:

  • Have existing AuthenticationProviders implement AuthorizationManager
  • Add DelegatingAuthenticationManager to replace ProviderManager
  • Introduce DSL support for specifying AuthenticationManager for each authentication mechanism
  • Use AuthenticationManager by default for each authentication mechanism
  • Deprecate authentication-provider XML support
  • Deprecate DSL support for authenticationProvider()
  • Consider creating AuthenticationProviderManagerAdapter to adapt AuthenticationProviders into AuthenticationManagers
  • Consider @Bean support for multiple AuthenticationManagers

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