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# AuthorizationPluginInterface

The interface that must be implemented by your plug-in.

```
typedef struct AuthorizationPluginInterface { ... } AuthorizationPluginInterface;
```

## Overview

Your plug-in passes this interface to the authorization engine through the [`AuthorizationPluginCreate`](/documentation/Security/AuthorizationPluginCreate) function.

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