- java.lang.Object
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- java.net.PasswordAuthentication
 
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 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
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- Authenticator,- Authenticator.getPasswordAuthentication()
 
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Constructor SummaryConstructors Constructor Description PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)Creates a newPasswordAuthenticationobject from the given user name and password.
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Method SummaryAll Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description char[]getPassword()Returns the user password.StringgetUserName()Returns the user name.
 
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Constructor Detail- 
PasswordAuthenticationpublic PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password) Creates a newPasswordAuthenticationobject from the given user name and password.Note that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in the new PasswordAuthenticationobject.- Parameters:
- userName- the user name
- password- the user's password
 
 
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Method Detail- 
getUserNamepublic String getUserName() Returns the user name.- Returns:
- the user name
 
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getPasswordpublic 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
 
 
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