public static LockOutProvider getLockOutProvider() {
        return LockOutManagerContainer.instance.provider;
    }
Returns the currently-installed LockOutProvider. <b>Warning:</b> in virtually all
cases the lockout provider should not be used directly. Instead, the appropriate
methods in LockOutManager should be called. Direct access to the lockout provider is
only provided for special-case logic.

@return the current LockOutProvider.
xmppserver/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/openfire/lockout/LockOutManager.java