1 files changed, 7 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/manager/AuthenticationManager.java b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/manager/AuthenticationManager.java
index ccddcb7669..c1a694f148 100644
--- a/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/manager/AuthenticationManager.java
+++ b/java/broker/src/main/java/org/apache/qpid/server/security/auth/manager/AuthenticationManager.java
@@ -24,22 +24,22 @@ import java.security.Principal;
 import javax.security.sasl.SaslException;
 import javax.security.sasl.SaslServer;
 import org.apache.qpid.common.Closeable;
-import org.apache.qpid.server.plugins.Plugin;
 import org.apache.qpid.server.security.auth.AuthenticationResult;
 
 /**
  * Implementations of the AuthenticationManager are responsible for determining
  * the authenticity of a user's credentials.
- *
- * If the authentication is successful, the manager is responsible for producing a populated
- * {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} containing the user's identity and zero or more principals representing
- * groups to which the user belongs.
+ * <p>
+ * If the authentication is successful, the manager is responsible for producing an
+ * {@link AuthenticationResult} containing the user's main {@link Principal} and zero or
+ * more other implementation-specific principals.
+ * </p>
  * <p>
  * The {@link #initialise()} method is responsible for registering SASL mechanisms required by
  * the manager.  The {@link #close()} method must reverse this registration.
- *
+ * </p>
  */
-public interface AuthenticationManager extends Closeable, Plugin
+public interface AuthenticationManager extends Closeable
 {
     /** The name for the required SASL Server mechanisms */
     public static final String PROVIDER_NAME= "AMQSASLProvider-Server";
@@ -88,5 +88,4 @@ public interface AuthenticationManager extends Closeable, Plugin
      * @return authentication result
      */
     AuthenticationResult authenticate(String username, String password);
-
 }