Module java.base
Package java.net

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 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