def authenticate(self, *args, **kwargs):
        """Authenticate this packet.

        Returns a boolean indicates whether the packet can be authenticated
        or not.

        Returns ``False`` if the Authentication Present (A) is not set in the
        flag of this packet.

        Returns ``False`` if the Authentication Section for this packet is not
        present.

        For the description of the arguemnts of this method, refer to the
        authentication method of the Authentication Section classes.
        """
        if not self.flags & BFD_FLAG_AUTH_PRESENT or \
                not issubclass(self.auth_cls.__class__, BFDAuth):
            return False

        return self.auth_cls.authenticate(self, *args, **kwargs)
def authenticate ( self , * args , ** kwargs ) : if not self . flags & BFD_FLAG_AUTH_PRESENT or not issubclass ( self . auth_cls . __class__ , BFDAuth ) : return False return self . auth_cls . authenticate ( self , * args , ** kwargs )
Authenticate this packet.

        Returns a boolean indicates whether the packet can be authenticated
        or not.

        Returns ``False`` if the Authentication Present (A) is not set in the
        flag of this packet.

        Returns ``False`` if the Authentication Section for this packet is not
        present.

        For the description of the arguemnts of this method, refer to the
        authentication method of the Authentication Section classes.