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package org.apache.jackrabbit.servlet.login;
import javax.jcr.Credentials;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
/**
* Login filter that always uses <code>null</code> credentials for logging in
* to the content repository. This is useful for example for public web sites
* where all repository access is performed using anonymous sessions. Another
* use case for this login filter is when login information is made available
* to the content repository through JAAS or some other out-of-band mechanism.
*
* @since Apache Jackrabbit 1.6
*/
public class NullLoginFilter extends AbstractLoginFilter {
/**
* Always returns <code>null</code>.
*
* @param request ignored
* @return <code>null</code> credentials
*/
protected Credentials getCredentials(HttpServletRequest request) {
return null;
}
}