@@ -54,12 +54,9 @@ are valid! If a handler encounters invalid credentials, then other handlers will
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5555## ` noop `  
5656
57- The ` noop `  handler tells Ory Oathkeeper to bypass authentication, authorization, and mutation. This implies that no authorization
58- will be executed and no credentials will be issued. It's basically a pass-all authenticator that allows any request to be
59- forwarded to the upstream URL.
57+ The ` noop `  handler always authenticate the user, no questions asked. It applies authorization, and mutation.
6058
61- >  Using this handler is basically an allow-all configuration. It makes sense when the upstream handles access control itself or
62- >  doesn't need any type of access control.
59+ >  Using this handler is basically an allow-all configuration.
6360
6461### ` noop `  configuration 
6562
@@ -215,6 +212,56 @@ The request isn't authorized because credentials have been provided but only the
215212authenticator is enabled for this URL. 
216213` ` ` 
217214
215+ # # `delegate`
216+ 
217+ The `delegate` handler tells Ory Oathkeeper to bypass authentication, authorization, and mutation. This implies that no 
218+ authorization will be executed and no credentials will be issued. It's basically a pass-all authenticator that allows 
219+ any request to be forwarded to the upstream URL. 
220+ 
221+ > Using this handler is basically an allow-all configuration. It makes sense when the upstream handles access control itself or 
222+ > doesn't need any type of access control. 
223+ 
224+ # ## `delegate` configuration
225+ 
226+ This handler isn't configurable. 
227+ 
228+ To enable this handler, set :
229+ 
230+ ` ` ` yaml
231+ # Global configuration file oathkeeper.yml 
232+ authenticators: 
233+   delegate: 
234+     # Set enabled to true if the authenticator should be enabled and false to disable the authenticator. Defaults to false. 
235+     enabled: true 
236+ ` ` ` 
237+ 
238+ # ## `delegate` access rule example
239+ 
240+ ` ` ` sh
241+ cat ./rules.json 
242+ 
243+ [{ 
244+   "id": "some-id", 
245+   "upstream": { 
246+     "url": "http://my-backend-service" 
247+   }, 
248+   "match": { 
249+     "url": "http://my-app/some-route", 
250+     "methods": [ 
251+       "GET" 
252+     ] 
253+   }, 
254+   "authenticators": [{ 
255+     "handler": "delegate" 
256+   }] 
257+ }] 
258+ 
259+ curl -X GET http://my-app/some-route 
260+ 
261+ HTTP/1.0 200 Status OK 
262+ The request has been allowed! 
263+ ` ` ` 
264+ 
218265# # `cookie_session`
219266
220267The `cookie_session` authenticator will forward the request method, path and headers to a session store. If the session store 
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