code>. Simply said, if the result is 
 <code>AuthStatus.SUCCESS</code> the authenticated identity (if any) must be set (established) for the current HTTP request, 
 otherwise not.
 
 <p>
 The return value of <a href="SecurityContext.html#authenticate(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest,jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse,jakarta.security.enterprise.authentication.mechanism.http.AuthenticationParameters)"><code>SecurityContext.authenticate(jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest, jakarta.servlet.htt