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Author: n1v0lg

x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/security/authc/apikey/CustomApiKeyAuthenticator.java

@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationResult;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc.AuthenticationToken;
 
+/**
+ * An extension point to provide a custom API key authenticator implementation.
+ * The implementation is wrapped by a core Authenticator class and included in the authenticator chain _before_ the
+ * default API key authenticator.
+ */
 public interface CustomApiKeyAuthenticator {
     String name();