IAuthenticate3 (Wowza Streaming Engine 4 API)

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public interface IAuthenticate3
```
IAuthenticate: HTTP and RTSP authentication interface

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_CLEAR

static int PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_UNKNOWN

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem`	`getAuthenticationItem()`	Return the authentication item object
`String`	`getAuthenticationMethod()`	Return the authentication method invoked - play or publish
`void`	`init(IApplicationInstance appInstance, com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem authenticationItem)`	Initialize authentication class when instantiated as part of an application instance
`void`	`init(IVHost vhost, com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem authenticationItem)`	Initialize authentication class when instantiated as part of a vhost
`void`	`setAuthenticationMethod(String method)`	Set the authentication method invoked - play or publish

- Field Detail
  - PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_UNKNOWN
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static final int PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_UNKNOWN
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    Constant Field Values
  - PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_CLEAR
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static final int PASSWORDFILEFORMAT_CLEAR
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    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - init
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void init(IApplicationInstance appInstance,
          com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem authenticationItem)
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    Initialize authentication class when instantiated as part of an application instance
    
    Parameters:
    
    appInstance - application instance
    
    authenticationItem - authentication item
  - init
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void init(IVHost vhost,
          com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem authenticationItem)
```
    Initialize authentication class when instantiated as part of a vhost
    
    Parameters:
    
    vhost - vhost
    
    authenticationItem - authentication item
  - getAuthenticationItem
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com.wowza.wms.authentication.AuthenticationItem getAuthenticationItem()
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    Return the authentication item object
    
    Returns:
    
    authentication item
  - setAuthenticationMethod
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void setAuthenticationMethod(String method)
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    Set the authentication method invoked - play or publish
  - getAuthenticationMethod
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String getAuthenticationMethod()
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    Return the authentication method invoked - play or publish
    
    Returns:
    
    authentication item