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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 user name presented to
 * without further validation.
 * 
 * Note: 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);
    }
}