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+// Copyright 2018 Google Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"gvisor.googlesource.com/gvisor/pkg/sentry/context"
+)
+
+// contextID is the auth package's type for context.Context.Value keys.
+type contextID int
+
+const (
+	// CtxCredentials is a Context.Value key for Credentials.
+	CtxCredentials contextID = iota
+)
+
+// CredentialsFromContext returns a copy of the Credentials used by ctx, or a
+// set of Credentials with no capabilities if ctx does not have Credentials.
+func CredentialsFromContext(ctx context.Context) *Credentials {
+	if v := ctx.Value(CtxCredentials); v != nil {
+		return v.(*Credentials)
+	}
+	return NewAnonymousCredentials()
+}