# Uses of Class
com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication.AbstractAuthenticator

Packages that use AbstractAuthenticator
Package
Description
com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication
The pluggable authentication mechanism.

## Uses of AbstractAuthenticator in com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication

Subclasses of AbstractAuthenticator in com.logicaldoc.core.security.authentication
Modifier and Type
Class
Description
`class`
`ApiKeyAuthenticator`
This authenticator uses the API Key
`class`
`AuthenticationChain`
This authentication component implements a chain of possible authentication sources that will be invoked sequentially.
`class`
`DefaultAuthenticator`
This is the basic authentication mechanism, that searches for the user in the LogicalDOC database.