Class PasswordAuthentication

java.lang.Object
java.net.PasswordAuthentication
public final class PasswordAuthentication extends Object
The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by Authenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password.
Since:
1.2
See Also:

  • Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor
    Description
    PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)
    Creates a new PasswordAuthentication object from the given user name and password.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    char[]
    getPassword()
    Returns the user password.
    String
    getUserName()
    Returns the user name.

    Methods declared in class Object

    clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    protected Object
    clone()
    Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
    boolean
    equals(Object o)
    Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
    protected void
    finalize()
    Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version.
    May cause performance issues, deadlocks and hangs.
    final Class<? extends Object>
    getClass()
    Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
    int
    hashCode()
    Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
    final void
    notify()
    Causes one thread which is waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    final void
    notifyAll()
    Causes all threads which are waiting on the receiver to be made ready to run.
    String
    toString()
    Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
    final void
    wait()
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll).
    final void
    wait(long time)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.
    final void
    wait(long time, int frac)
    Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by notify or notifyAll) or the expiration of the timeout.

  • Constructor Details

    • PasswordAuthentication

      public PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)
      Creates a new 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.

      Parameters:
      userName - the user name
      password - the user's password

  • Method Details

    • getUserName

      public String getUserName()
      Returns the user name.
      Returns:
      the user name

    • getPassword

      public char[] getPassword()
      Returns the user password.

      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.

      Returns:
      the password