diff --git a/src/authentication/UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor.ts b/src/authentication/UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor.ts
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+import { getLoggerFor } from '../logging/LogUtil';
+import type { Credentials } from './Credentials';
+import { CredentialsExtractor } from './CredentialsExtractor';
+
+/**
+ * Credentials extractor that authenticates a constant agent
+ * (useful for development or debugging purposes).
+ */
+export class UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor extends CredentialsExtractor {
+  private readonly agent: Credentials;
+  private readonly logger = getLoggerFor(this);
+
+  public constructor(agent: string | Credentials) {
+    super();
+    this.agent = typeof agent === 'string' ? { webId: agent } : agent;
+  }
+
+  public async handle(): Promise<Credentials> {
+    this.logger.info(`Agent unsecurely claims to be ${this.agent.webId}`);
+    return this.agent;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/unit/authentication/UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor.test.ts b/test/unit/authentication/UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor.test.ts
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+import { UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor } from '../../../src/authentication/UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor';
+
+describe('An UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor', (): void => {
+  it('extracts a constant WebID.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const agent = 'http://alice.example/card#me';
+    const extractor = new UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor(agent);
+    await expect(extractor.handle()).resolves.toEqual({ webId: agent });
+  });
+
+  it('extracts constant credentials.', async(): Promise<void> => {
+    const agent = {};
+    const extractor = new UnsecureConstantCredentialsExtractor(agent);
+    await expect(extractor.handle()).resolves.toBe(agent);
+  });
+});