# Authenticators

```{eval-rst}
.. module:: jupyterhub.auth
```

## {class}`Authenticator`

```{eval-rst}
.. autoconfigurable:: Authenticator
   :members:
```

## {class}`LocalAuthenticator`

```{eval-rst}
.. autoconfigurable:: LocalAuthenticator
   :members:
```

## {class}`PAMAuthenticator`

```{eval-rst}
.. autoconfigurable:: PAMAuthenticator
```

## {class}`DummyAuthenticator`

```{eval-rst}
.. autoconfigurable:: DummyAuthenticator
```

```{eval-rst}
.. module:: jupyterhub.authenticators.shared
```

## {class}`SharedPasswordAuthenticator`

```{eval-rst}
.. autoconfigurable:: SharedPasswordAuthenticator
   :no-inherited-members:
```