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020    package org.apache.directory.shared.ldap.codec.bind;
021    
022    
023    import org.apache.directory.shared.asn1.AbstractAsn1Object;
024    
025    
026    /**
027     * This abstract class is just used to have a common super class for
028     * authentication classes, like Simple and SASL. We may have future extensions
029     * as authentication type 1 and 2 are reserved actually in LDAP V3
030     * 
031     * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
032     * @version $Rev: 664290 $, $Date: 2008-06-07 08:28:06 +0200 (Sam, 07 jui 2008) $, 
033     */
034    public abstract class LdapAuthentication extends AbstractAsn1Object
035    {
036        /**
037         * @see Asn1Object#Asn1Object
038         */
039        public LdapAuthentication()
040        {
041            super();
042        }
043    }