2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
index 2bd5ba96f9..e132b6e899 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/Connection.cpp
@@ -74,5 +74,8 @@ void Connection::setOption(const std::string& name, const Variant& value)
 { 
     impl->setOption(name, value);
 }
-
+std::string Connection::getAuthenticatedUsername()
+{
+    return impl->getAuthenticatedUsername();
+}
 }} // namespace qpid::messaging
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/ConnectionImpl.h b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/ConnectionImpl.h
index 23ab5272d0..fb45ee5e8b 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/ConnectionImpl.h
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/messaging/ConnectionImpl.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ class ConnectionImpl : public virtual qpid::RefCounted
     virtual Session newSession(bool transactional, const std::string& name) = 0;
     virtual Session getSession(const std::string& name) const = 0;
     virtual void setOption(const std::string& name, const qpid::types::Variant& value) = 0;
+    virtual std::string getAuthenticatedUsername() = 0;
   private:
 };
 }} // namespace qpid::messaging