NoOpAuthenticator.java

package org.apache.fulcrum.security.authenticator;

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import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.AbstractLogEnabled;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.User;
import org.apache.fulcrum.security.util.DataBackendException;

/**
 * This class authenticates by returning TRUE always. Regardless of the user and
 * password data.
 * 
 * 
 * avalon.component name="noop-authenticator" avalon.service
 * type="org.apache.fulcrum.security.authenticator.Authenticator"
 *
 * @author <a href="mailto:epugh@upstate.com">Eric Pugh</a>
 * @version $Id$
 * 
 */
public class NoOpAuthenticator extends AbstractLogEnabled implements Authenticator {

	/* (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.apache.fulcrum.security.authenticator.Authenticator#authenticate(org.apache.fulcrum.security.entity.User, java.lang.String)
	 */
	@Override
	public boolean authenticate(User user, String password) throws DataBackendException {
		return true;
	}
}