# Class: AuthHandler

## vertx-web-js/auth_handler~ AuthHandler

#### new AuthHandler()

Base interface for auth handlers.

An auth handler allows your application to provide authentication/authorisation support.

Source:
  - vertx-web-js/auth_handler.js, line 32

### Methods

#### addAuthorities(authorities) → {AuthHandler}

Add a set of required authorities for this auth handler

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`authorities` | Array.<string> | the set of authorities

Source:
  - vertx-web-js/auth_handler.js, line 71

##### Returns:

a reference to this, so the API can be used fluently

Type
  AuthHandler

#### addAuthority(authority) → {AuthHandler}

Add a required authority for this auth handler

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`authority` | string | the authority

Source:
  - vertx-web-js/auth_handler.js, line 56

##### Returns:

a reference to this, so the API can be used fluently

Type
  AuthHandler

#### handle(arg0)

##### Parameters:

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
`arg0` | RoutingContext |

Source:
  - vertx-web-js/auth_handler.js, line 42