diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProcessor.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProcessor.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProcessor.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public abstract class AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    // next element in chain or responsibility
+    public AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor;
+    
+    public AuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        this.nextProcessor = nextProcessor;
+    }
+
+    public abstract boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider);
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProvider.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProvider.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/AuthenticationProvider.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public interface AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthAuthenticationProcessor.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthAuthenticationProcessor.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthAuthenticationProcessor.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class OAuthAuthenticationProcessor extends AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    public OAuthAuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        super(nextProcessor);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider) {
+
+        if (authProvider instanceof OAuthTokenProvider) {
+            return Boolean.TRUE;
+        } else if (nextProcessor != null) {
+            return nextProcessor.isAuthorized(authProvider);
+        } else {
+            return Boolean.FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthTokenProvider.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthTokenProvider.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/OAuthTokenProvider.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class OAuthTokenProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/SamlAuthenticationProvider.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/SamlAuthenticationProvider.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/SamlAuthenticationProvider.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class SamlAuthenticationProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor extends AuthenticationProcessor {
+
+    public UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor(AuthenticationProcessor nextProcessor) {
+        super(nextProcessor);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAuthorized(AuthenticationProvider authProvider) {
+        if (authProvider instanceof UsernamePasswordProvider) {
+            return Boolean.TRUE;
+        } else if (nextProcessor != null) {
+            return nextProcessor.isAuthorized(authProvider);
+        } else {
+            return Boolean.FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordProvider.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordProvider.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/UsernamePasswordProvider.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+public class UsernamePasswordProvider implements AuthenticationProvider {
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/ChainOfResponsibilityTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/ChainOfResponsibilityTest.java
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+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/designpatterns/chainofresponsibility/ChainOfResponsibilityTest.java
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+package com.baeldung.designpatterns.chainofresponsibility;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+public class ChainOfResponsibilityTest {
+
+    private static AuthenticationProcessor getChainOfAuthProcessor() {
+
+        AuthenticationProcessor oAuthProcessor = new OAuthAuthenticationProcessor(null);
+        AuthenticationProcessor unamePasswordProcessor = new UsernamePasswordAuthenticationProcessor(oAuthProcessor);
+        return unamePasswordProcessor;
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenOAuthProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenSuccess() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new OAuthTokenProvider());
+        assertTrue(isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenUsernamePasswordProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenSuccess() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new UsernamePasswordProvider());
+        assertTrue(isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenSamlAuthProvider_whenCheckingAuthorized_thenFailure() {
+        AuthenticationProcessor authProcessorChain = getChainOfAuthProcessor();
+        boolean isAuthorized = authProcessorChain.isAuthorized(new SamlAuthenticationProvider());
+        assertTrue(!isAuthorized);
+    }
+
+}