diff --git a/moulinette/authenticators/__init__.py b/moulinette/authenticators/__init__.py
index e6a24b95..3a78b7e6 100644
--- a/moulinette/authenticators/__init__.py
+++ b/moulinette/authenticators/__init__.py
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ class BaseAuthenticator(object):
 
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name):
+    def __init__(self, name, vendor, parameters, extra):
         self._name = name
+        self.vendor = vendor
         self.is_authenticated = False
+        self.extra = extra
 
     @property
     def name(self):
diff --git a/moulinette/authenticators/dummy.py b/moulinette/authenticators/dummy.py
index d4363f75..f5b96fb7 100644
--- a/moulinette/authenticators/dummy.py
+++ b/moulinette/authenticators/dummy.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ class Authenticator(BaseAuthenticator):
 
     def __init__(self, name, vendor, parameters, extra):
         logger.debug("initialize authenticator dummy")
-        super(Authenticator, self).__init__(name)
 
-    def authenticate(self, password):
+        super(Authenticator, self).__init__(name, vendor, parameters, extra)
 
-        if not password == "Yoloswag":
-            raise MoulinetteError("Invalid password!")
+    def authenticate(self, password=None):
+
+        if not password == self.name:
+            raise MoulinetteError("invalid_password")
 
         return self
diff --git a/moulinette/authenticators/ldap.py b/moulinette/authenticators/ldap.py
index 3d27ad96..e0b0dfac 100644
--- a/moulinette/authenticators/ldap.py
+++ b/moulinette/authenticators/ldap.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Authenticator(BaseAuthenticator):
             self.basedn,
             self.userdn,
         )
-        super(Authenticator, self).__init__(name)
+        super(Authenticator, self).__init__(name, vendor, parameters, extra)
 
         if self.userdn:
             if "cn=external,cn=auth" in self.userdn:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class Authenticator(BaseAuthenticator):
 
     # Implement virtual methods
 
-    def authenticate(self, password):
+    def authenticate(self, password=None):
         try:
             con = ldap.ldapobject.ReconnectLDAPObject(
                 self.uri, retry_max=10, retry_delay=0.5