# ``twisted`.`cred`.`strcred`.`ICheckerFactory``

interface documentation

`class ICheckerFactory(Interface): (source)`

Known implementations: `twisted.plugins.cred_anonymous.AnonymousCheckerFactory`, `twisted.plugins.cred_file.FileCheckerFactory`, `twisted.plugins.cred_memory.InMemoryCheckerFactory`, `twisted.plugins.cred_sshkeys.SSHKeyCheckerFactory`, `twisted.plugins.cred_unix.UNIXCheckerFactory`

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A factory for objects which provide `twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker`.

It's implemented by twistd plugins creating checkers.

Method | `generateChecker` | Return an `twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker` provider using the supplied argument string.
Attribute | `argStringFormat` | A short (one-line) description of the argument string format.
Attribute | `authHelp` | A detailed (potentially multi-line) description of precisely what functionality this CheckerFactory provides.
Attribute | `authType` | A tag that identifies the authentication method.
Attribute | `credentialInterfaces` | A list of credentials interfaces that this factory will support.

def generateChecker(argstring): (source)
Return an `twisted.cred.checkers.ICredentialsChecker` provider using the supplied argument string.
argStringFormat = (source)
A short (one-line) description of the argument string format.
authHelp = (source)
A detailed (potentially multi-line) description of precisely what functionality this CheckerFactory provides.
authType = (source)
A tag that identifies the authentication method.
credentialInterfaces = (source)
A list of credentials interfaces that this factory will support.