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<div class="block"><code>IdentityStore</code> is a mechanism for validating a caller's credentials
 and accessing a caller's identity attributes. It can be used by an
 authentication mechanism, such as a Jakarta Security <a href="../authentication/mechanism/http/HttpAuthenticationMechanism.html" title="interface in jakarta.security.enterprise.authentication.mechanism.http"><code>HttpAuthenticationMechanism</code></a>
 or a Jakarta Authentication <a href="../../auth/message/module/ServerAuthModule.html"