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=head1 METHODS

=over 2

=item B<authenticate( $authinfo, $realm, $c )>

This is called during the normal Catalyst authentication process
and should never be called directly.

Since CAS is a service that verifies credentials outside of your
application, the login process for your application will have
two phases.  In the first phase, an unauthenticated user will
attempt to access your application and be redirected to the CAS
for credential verification.  A service URI must be provided to
the CAS so that once the user has been identified, they can be
redirected from the CAS back to your application for the second
phase of authentication.  During this second phase the (supposedly)
authenticated user will be given a ticket that your application must
validate with the CAS.  If the ticket is valid, the user is
considered authenticated.  The C<authenticate()> method handles