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java.lang.Object java.net.PasswordAuthentication
public final class PasswordAuthentication
The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by Authenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password.
Authenticator
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Authenticator.getPasswordAuthentication()
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PasswordAuthentication(String userName,
char[] password)
Creates a new PasswordAuthentication object from the given
user name and password. |
Method Summary | |
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char[] |
getPassword()
Returns the user password. |
String |
getUserName()
Returns the user name. |
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
Constructor Detail |
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public PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)
PasswordAuthentication
object from the given
user name and password.
Note that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in
the new PasswordAuthentication
object.
userName
- the user namepassword
- the user's passwordMethod Detail |
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public String getUserName()
public char[] getPassword()
Note that this method returns a reference to the password. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.
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