AuthenticationContext (kafka 2.8.1 API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

PlaintextAuthenticationContext, SaslAuthenticationContext, SslAuthenticationContext
```
public interface AuthenticationContext
```
An object representing contextual information from the authentication session. See PlaintextAuthenticationContext, SaslAuthenticationContext and SslAuthenticationContext. This class is only used in the broker.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`InetAddress`	`clientAddress()`	Address of the authenticated client
`String`	`listenerName()`	Name of the listener used for the connection
`SecurityProtocol`	`securityProtocol()`	Underlying security protocol of the authentication session.

- Method Detail
  - securityProtocol
```
SecurityProtocol securityProtocol()
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    Underlying security protocol of the authentication session.
  - clientAddress
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InetAddress clientAddress()
```
    Address of the authenticated client
  - listenerName
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String listenerName()
```
    Name of the listener used for the connection