--- /dev/null
+package FS::access_user::external_auth;
+use base qw( FS::access_user );
+
+use strict;
+
+sub authenticate {
+ my( $username, $check_password ) = @_;
+
+ #magic happens here
+
+ if ( $auth_good ) { #verbose for clarity
+ return 1;
+ } else {
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+}
+
+#omitting these subroutines will eliminate
+
+#sub create_user {
+#
+
+#sub change_password {
+#}
+
+1;