1 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/AuthenticationResult.java b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/AuthenticationResult.java
index 0e3aea4de0..3f846b9dd0 100644
--- a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/AuthenticationResult.java
+++ b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/AuthenticationResult.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 package org.apache.qpid.server.security.auth;
 
+import javax.security.sasl.SaslException;
+
 public class AuthenticationResult
 {
     public enum AuthenticationStatus
@@ -29,15 +31,33 @@ public class AuthenticationResult
 
     public AuthenticationStatus status;
     public byte[] challenge;
+    
+    private Exception cause;
+
+    public AuthenticationResult(AuthenticationStatus status)
+    {
+        this(null, status, null);
+    }
 
     public AuthenticationResult(byte[] challenge, AuthenticationStatus status)
     {
+        this(challenge, status, null);
+    }
+
+    public AuthenticationResult(AuthenticationStatus error, Exception cause)
+    {
+        this(null, error, cause);
+    }
+
+    public AuthenticationResult(byte[] challenge, AuthenticationStatus status, Exception cause)
+    {
         this.status = status;
         this.challenge = challenge;
+        this.cause = cause;
     }
 
-    public AuthenticationResult(AuthenticationStatus status)
+    public Exception getCause()
     {
-        this.status = status;
+        return cause;
     }
 }