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Authentication methods are implemented by the submodules defined in the Spring configuration file. Each method has a name which corresponds to the method attribute of the context definitions (tying them together). Each method also has a bean name which ties back to the Spring definition. Finally, each method has a value that is used as the friendly display name during the authentication selection process by the user. Each context defined must have a method that can be used to satisfy it. Note that multiple context values may use the same method. If In that is configuredcase, then a user completing authentication by that method means they have satisfied either context value that uses that methodis satisfying all context values the user is allowed to use that have that method configured. As an example, if you define the password and bronze contexts to both use the password method, then the user will have completed both authentication contexts (password and bronze), assuming the user is allowed to use both password and bronze. This is true even if the selection choice was for password (implying bronze is a higher level of authentication).
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