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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009 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.common.exceptions;
+
+/**
+ * Exception to be thrown when authentication of a service at another service fails.
+ *
+ * @author Franz-Josef Elmer
+ */
+public class InvalidAuthenticationException extends HighLevelException
+{
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+    public InvalidAuthenticationException(String message)
+    {
+        super(message);
+    }
+
+    public InvalidAuthenticationException(String message, Throwable cause)
+    {
+        super(message, cause);
+    }
+
+}