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019package org.apache.shiro.authc;
020
021/**
022 * A {@code HostAuthenticationToken} retains the host information from where
023 * an authentication attempt originates.
024 *
025 * @since 1.0
026 */
027public interface HostAuthenticationToken extends AuthenticationToken {
028
029    /**
030     * Returns the host name of the client from where the
031     * authentication attempt originates or if the Shiro environment cannot or
032     * chooses not to resolve the hostname to improve performance, this method
033     * returns the String representation of the client's IP address.
034     * <p/>
035     * When used in web environments, this value is usually the same as the
036     * {@code ServletRequest.getRemoteHost()} value.
037     *
038     * @return the fully qualified name of the client from where the
039     * authentication attempt originates or the String representation
040     * of the client's IP address is hostname resolution is not
041     * available or disabled.
042     */
043    String getHost();
044}