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+"""
+Authentication module that defers to Apache and trusts
+what Apache trusts.
+
+Copyright 2008, Red Hat, Inc
+Michael DeHaan <mdehaan@redhat.com>
+
+This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
+general public license.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+"""
+
+import distutils.sysconfig
+import sys
+import os
+from utils import _
+import traceback
+
+plib = distutils.sysconfig.get_python_lib()
+mod_path="%s/cobbler" % plib
+sys.path.insert(0, mod_path)
+
+import cexceptions
+import utils
+
+def register():
+    """
+    The mandatory cobbler module registration hook.
+    """
+    return "authn"
+
+def authenticate(api_handle,username,password):
+    """
+    Validate a username/password combo, returning True/False
+    Uses cobbler_auth_helper
+    """
+
+    fd = open("/var/lib/cobbler/web.ss")
+    data = fd.read()
+    if password == data:
+       rc = 1
+    else:
+       rc = 0
+    fd.close()
+    return data
+