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+/*
+ * Copyright 2013 ETH Zuerich, CISD
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package ch.systemsx.cisd.authentication.file;
+
+/**
+ * A class for storing a user entry and its authentication state.
+ *
+ * @author Bernd Rinn
+ */
+final class UserEntryAuthenticationState<T extends UserEntry>
+{
+    private final T userEntry;
+    
+    private final boolean authenticated;
+
+    UserEntryAuthenticationState(T userEntry, boolean authenticated)
+    {
+        this.userEntry = userEntry;
+        this.authenticated = authenticated;
+    }
+
+    UserEntry getUserEntry()
+    {
+        return userEntry;
+    }
+
+    boolean isAuthenticated()
+    {
+        return authenticated;
+    }
+
+}