All Known Implementing Classes:

MattermostClient
```
public interface AuthenticationApi
```
Authentication API.

Author:

Takayuki Maruyama

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`ApiResponse<User>`	`login(String loginId, String password)`	authenticates a user by login id, which can be username, email, or some sort of SSO identifier based on server configuration, and a password.
`ApiResponse<User>`	`loginById(String id, String password)`	authenticates a user by user id and password.
`ApiResponse<User>`	`loginByLdap(String loginId, String password)`	authenticates a user by LDAP id and password.
`ApiResponse<User>`	`loginWithDevice(String loginId, String password, String deviceId)`	authenticates a user by login id (username, email or some sort of SSO identifier based on configuration), password and attaches a device id to the session.
`ApiResponse<Boolean>`	`logout()`	terminates the current user's session.
`ApiResponse<SwitchAccountTypeResult>`	`switchAccountType(SwitchRequest switchRequest)`	changes a user's login type from one type to another.

Method Detail

loginById

ApiResponse<User> loginById(String id,
                            String password)

authenticates a user by user id and password.

login
```
ApiResponse<User> login(String loginId,
                        String password)
```
authenticates a user by login id, which can be username, email, or some sort of SSO identifier based on server configuration, and a password.

loginByLdap

ApiResponse<User> loginByLdap(String loginId,
                              String password)

authenticates a user by LDAP id and password.

loginWithDevice

ApiResponse<User> loginWithDevice(String loginId,
                                  String password,
                                  String deviceId)

authenticates a user by login id (username, email or some sort of SSO identifier based on configuration), password and attaches a device id to the session.

logout
```
ApiResponse<Boolean> logout()
```
terminates the current user's session.

switchAccountType

ApiResponse<SwitchAccountTypeResult> switchAccountType(SwitchRequest switchRequest)

changes a user's login type from one type to another.

Interface AuthenticationApi