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package org.apache.catalina;
/**
* An <b>Authenticator</b> is a component (usually a Valve or Container) that
* provides some sort of authentication service. The interface itself has no
* functional significance, but is used as a tagging mechanism so that other
* components can detect the presence (via an "instanceof Authenticator" test)
* of an already configured authentication service.
*
* @author Craig R. McClanahan
*
*/
public interface Authenticator {
}