diff --git a/src/main/java/org/fenixedu/academic/domain/candidacy/DegreeCandidacy.java b/src/main/java/org/fenixedu/academic/domain/candidacy/DegreeCandidacy.java
index 9144fa273ec..9a6adec3d4d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/fenixedu/academic/domain/candidacy/DegreeCandidacy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/fenixedu/academic/domain/candidacy/DegreeCandidacy.java
@@ -18,11 +18,6 @@
  */
 package org.fenixedu.academic.domain.candidacy;
 
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.fenixedu.academic.domain.EntryPhase;
 import org.fenixedu.academic.domain.ExecutionDegree;
 import org.fenixedu.academic.domain.Person;
@@ -33,8 +28,16 @@
 import org.fenixedu.academic.util.Bundle;
 import org.fenixedu.bennu.core.i18n.BundleUtil;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
 public class DegreeCandidacy extends DegreeCandidacy_Base {
 
+    public static Function<DegreeCandidacy, String> PASSWORD_FOR_IDENTITY_VALIDATION = candidacy -> null;
+
     public DegreeCandidacy(final Person person, final ExecutionDegree executionDegree) {
         super();
         init(person, executionDegree);