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java.lang.Objectjava.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,
Authenticator.getPasswordAuthentication()| Constructor Summary | |
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PasswordAuthentication(String userName,
char[] password)
Creates a new PasswordAuthentication object from the given
user name and password. |
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char[] |
getPassword()
Returns the user password. |
String |
getUserName()
Returns the user name. |
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clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait |
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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 password| Method 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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