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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
 * @version $Revision: 1.3 $ $Date: 2001/07/22 20:13:30 $
 */

public interface Authenticator {


}
