package @actionPackage@; import org.jboss.seam.annotations.In; import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Logger; import org.jboss.seam.annotations.Name; import org.jboss.seam.log.Log; import org.jboss.seam.security.Credentials; import org.jboss.seam.security.Identity; @Name("authenticator") public class Authenticator { @Logger private Log log; @In Identity identity; @In Credentials credentials; public boolean authenticate() { log.info("authenticating {0}", credentials.getUsername()); //write your authentication logic here, //return true if the authentication was //successful, false otherwise if ("admin".equals(credentials.getUsername())) { identity.addRole("admin"); return true; } return false; } }