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package org.apache.catalina.realm;
import java.security.Principal;
/**
* This Realm is intended for use with Authenticator implementations
* ({@link org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SSLAuthenticator},
* {@link org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SpnegoAuthenticator}) that authenticate the user as well as obtain the user
* credentials. An authenticated Principal is always created from the username presented to without further validation.
* <p>
* <strong>Note:</strong> It is unsafe to use this Realm with Authenticator implementations that do not validate the
* provided credentials.
*/
public class AuthenticatedUserRealm extends RealmBase {
@Override
protected String getPassword(String username) {
// Passwords never need validating so always return null
return null;
}
@Override
protected Principal getPrincipal(String username) {
// The authentication mechanism has authenticated the user so create
// the Principal directly
return new GenericPrincipal(username);
}
}