# local-user-authenticator The local-user-authenticator is a component used for testing Pinniped and is not a production component. See [Application main functions](https://pinniped.dev/docs/reference/code-walkthrough/#application-main-functions) for a brief description. The Carvel Package deployment method can be exercised via the following invocation: ```bash PINNIPED_USE_LOCAL_KIND_REGISTRY=1 ./hack/prepare-for-integration-tests.sh \ --clean \ --alternate-deploy ./hack/noop.sh \ --post-install ./hack/build-carvel-packages.sh ``` ## In this directory: - `vendir` is used to copy the /deploy/local-user-authenticator ytt files to /deploy_carvel/local-user-authenticator/config.