- All Known Implementing Classes:
- AuthenticatorBase, BasicAuthenticator, DigestAuthenticator, FormAuthenticator, NonLoginAuthenticator, SSLAuthenticator
public interface Authenticator
An Authenticator 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.
- Version:
- $Id: Authenticator.java 939350 2010-04-29 15:36:29Z kkolinko $
- Author:
- Craig R. McClanahan