>

    <p>The following processing must be performed when the <code>stop()</code>
    method is called:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>None required.</li>
    </ul>


    <h3>Method authenticate() Functionality</h3>

    <p>When <code>authenticate()</code> is called, the following processing
    is required:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>Attempt to bind to the directory server, using the username and
        password provided by the user.</li>
    <li>If the user was not authenticated, release the allocated connection
       