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19 package org.apache.catalina;
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21
22 /**
23  * An <b>Authenticator</b> is a component (usually a Valve or Container) that
24  * provides some sort of authentication service. The interface itself has no
25  * functional significance, but is used as a tagging mechanism so that other
26  * components can detect the presence (via an "instanceof Authenticator" test)
27  * of an already configured authentication service.
28  *
29  * @author Craig R. McClanahan
30  * @version $Revision: 467222 $ $Date: 2006-10-24 05:17:11 +0200 (mar., 24 oct. 2006) $
31  */
32
33 public interface Authenticator {
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36 }
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