Authentication (Neo4j - Server 2.2.0-M03 API)

```
public class Authentication
extends Object
```
Controls authentication, you can use this class to verify if a client has valid user credentials for the user she claims to represent. This class also allows changing those credentials. Note that it crucially does not deal with authorization, including authorization tokens. These are handled by SecurityCentral.

Constructors
Constructor and Description
`Authentication(org.neo4j.helpers.Clock clock, UserRepository users, int maxFailedAttempts)`

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`boolean`	`authenticate(String name, String password)` Verify that a user name and password combo is valid.
`Credentials`	`createPasswordCredential(String password)`
`void`	`requirePasswordChange(String name)` Mark the user with the specified name as requiring a password change.
`User`	`setPassword(String name, String password)`

public Authentication(org.neo4j.helpers.Clock clock,
              UserRepository users,
              int maxFailedAttempts)

public boolean authenticate(String name,
                   String password)
                     throws TooManyAuthenticationAttemptsException

Verify that a user name and password combo is valid.

public User setPassword(String name,
               String password)
                 throws IOException

public Credentials createPasswordCredential(String password)

Class Authentication