diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
index 559a9794b2d..e62a3d8f1dc 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/ldap/src/org/apache/cloudstack/ldap/LdapAuthenticator.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.apache.cloudstack.ldap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -46,6 +47,15 @@ public class LdapAuthenticator extends DefaultUserAuthenticator {
 		_userAccountDao = userAccountDao;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws ConfigurationException {
+		if (name == null) {
+			name = "LDAP";
+		}
+		super.configure(name, params);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public boolean authenticate(final String username, final String password,
 			final Long domainId, final Map<String, Object[]> requestParameters) {
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/md5/src/com/cloud/server/auth/MD5UserAuthenticator.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/md5/src/com/cloud/server/auth/MD5UserAuthenticator.java
index 63583af4ad6..e5b169fc456 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/md5/src/com/cloud/server/auth/MD5UserAuthenticator.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/md5/src/com/cloud/server/auth/MD5UserAuthenticator.java
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-
 import com.cloud.user.UserAccount;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserAccountDao;
+
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 
 /**
@@ -58,6 +59,17 @@ public class MD5UserAuthenticator extends DefaultUserAuthenticator {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params)
+			throws ConfigurationException {
+	        if(name == null) {
+                     name = "MD5";
+                }
+		super.configure(name, params);
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
 	public String encode(String password) {
 		MessageDigest md5 = null;
 		try {
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/plain-text/src/com/cloud/server/auth/PlainTextUserAuthenticator.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/plain-text/src/com/cloud/server/auth/PlainTextUserAuthenticator.java
index 849e82e093d..f102275905f 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/plain-text/src/com/cloud/server/auth/PlainTextUserAuthenticator.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/plain-text/src/com/cloud/server/auth/PlainTextUserAuthenticator.java
@@ -15,15 +15,20 @@
 
 package com.cloud.server.auth;
 
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import java.security.MessageDigest;
+import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.user.UserAccount;
 import com.cloud.user.dao.UserAccountDao;
+import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 
 
 @Local(value={UserAuthenticator.class})
@@ -51,6 +56,16 @@ public class PlainTextUserAuthenticator extends DefaultUserAuthenticator {
 		return true;
 	}
 
+    @Override
+	public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params)
+			throws ConfigurationException {
+        if (name == null) {
+            name = "PLAINTEXT";
+        }
+		super.configure(name, params);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String encode(String password) {
 		// Plaintext so no encoding at all
diff --git a/plugins/user-authenticators/sha256salted/src/com/cloud/server/auth/SHA256SaltedUserAuthenticator.java b/plugins/user-authenticators/sha256salted/src/com/cloud/server/auth/SHA256SaltedUserAuthenticator.java
index 3592ddc8169..91be922c9a9 100644
--- a/plugins/user-authenticators/sha256salted/src/com/cloud/server/auth/SHA256SaltedUserAuthenticator.java
+++ b/plugins/user-authenticators/sha256salted/src/com/cloud/server/auth/SHA256SaltedUserAuthenticator.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 
 import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.bouncycastle.util.encoders.Base64;
@@ -41,6 +42,16 @@ public class SHA256SaltedUserAuthenticator extends DefaultUserAuthenticator {
     private UserAccountDao _userAccountDao;
     private static final int s_saltlen = 32;
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params)
+            throws ConfigurationException {
+        if (name == null) {
+            name = "SHA256SALT";
+        }
+        super.configure(name, params);
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /* (non-Javadoc)
      * @see com.cloud.server.auth.UserAuthenticator#authenticate(java.lang.String, java.lang.String, java.lang.Long, java.util.Map)
      */
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/auth/DefaultUserAuthenticator.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/auth/DefaultUserAuthenticator.java
index 253b0ac3ec4..952f724bac9 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/auth/DefaultUserAuthenticator.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/auth/DefaultUserAuthenticator.java
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
 // under the License.
 package com.cloud.server.auth;
 
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import javax.ejb.Local;
+import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
 
@@ -26,4 +29,28 @@ import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
  */
 @Local(value={UserAuthenticator.class})
 public abstract class DefaultUserAuthenticator extends AdapterBase implements UserAuthenticator {
+	private String _name = null;
+	
+	@Override
+	public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params)
+			throws ConfigurationException {
+		_name = name;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getName() {
+		return _name;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean start() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean stop() {
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }