# Interface ServerAuthModule

All Superinterfaces:
  `ServerAuth`

public interface ServerAuthModule extends ServerAuth
Provides server-side authentication of requests and response signing.

This interface extends `ServerAuth` and is implemented by authentication module providers. It is initialized by the container and provides the actual authentication logic for server-side message authentication.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`Class<?>[]`
`getSupportedMessageTypes()`
Returns the array of message types supported by the module.
`void`
`initialize(MessagePolicy requestPolicy, MessagePolicy responsePolicy, CallbackHandler handler, Map<String,Object> options)`
Initialize the authentication module.

### Methods inherited from interface ServerAuth

`cleanSubject, secureResponse, validateRequest`

## Method Details

### initialize

void initialize(MessagePolicy requestPolicy, MessagePolicy responsePolicy, CallbackHandler handler, Map<String,Object> options) throws AuthException
Initialize the authentication module.

This method is called by the container to initialize the module with the request and response policies, a callback handler, and a set of options.

Parameters:
  `requestPolicy` - The policy for the request message
  `responsePolicy` - The policy for the response message
  `handler` - The callback handler used to obtain credentials
  `options` - The options provided to the module
Throws:
  `AuthException` - If an error occurs during initialization

### getSupportedMessageTypes

Class<?>[] getSupportedMessageTypes()
Returns the array of message types supported by the module.

Returns:
  The array of supported message type classes