PasswordAuthentication
Stay organized with collections
Save and categorize content based on your preferences.
The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by
Authenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password.
Public Constructor Summary
Inherited Method Summary
From class
java.lang.Object
|
Object
|
clone()
Creates and returns a copy of this Object.
|
|
boolean
|
equals( Object obj)
Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they
are equal.
|
|
void
|
finalize()
Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable.
|
|
final
Class<?>
|
getClass()
Returns the unique instance of Class that represents this
object's class.
|
|
int
|
hashCode()
Returns an integer hash code for this object.
|
|
final
void
|
notify()
Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of
calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
|
|
final
void
|
notifyAll()
Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means
of calling one of the wait() methods) to be woken up.
|
|
String
|
toString()
Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this
object.
|
|
final
void
|
wait(long timeout, int nanos)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
|
|
final
void
|
wait(long timeout)
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object or until the
specified timeout expires.
|
|
final
void
|
wait()
Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the notify() or notifyAll() method of this object.
|
Public Constructors
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
|
Public Methods
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.
Except as otherwise noted, the content of this page is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License, and code samples are licensed under the Apache 2.0 License. For details, see the Google Developers Site Policies. Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and/or its affiliates.
Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC.
[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003ePasswordAuthentication\u003c/code\u003e is a simple data holder for a username and password used by \u003ccode\u003eAuthenticator\u003c/code\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt stores a copy of the provided username and a clone of the password for security.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ccode\u003egetPassword()\u003c/code\u003e and \u003ccode\u003egetUserName()\u003c/code\u003e methods provide access to the stored credentials.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt's the caller's responsibility to manage the security of the password after retrieval.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# PasswordAuthentication\n\npublic final class **PasswordAuthentication** extends [Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) \nThe class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by\nAuthenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password. \n\n##### See Also\n\n- [Authenticator](../../../reference/java/net/Authenticator.html)\n- [Authenticator.getPasswordAuthentication()](../../../reference/java/net/Authenticator.html#getPasswordAuthentication()) \n\n### Public Constructor Summary\n\n|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| | [PasswordAuthentication](../../../reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication.html#PasswordAuthentication(java.lang.String,%20char[]))([String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html) userName, char\\[\\] password) Creates a new `PasswordAuthentication` object from the given user name and password. |\n\n### Public Method Summary\n\n|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| char\\[\\] | [getPassword](../../../reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication.html#getPassword())() Returns the user password. |\n| [String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html) | [getUserName](../../../reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication.html#getUserName())() Returns the user name. |\n\n### Inherited Method Summary\n\nFrom class [java.lang.Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) \n\n|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| [Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) | [clone](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#clone())() Creates and returns a copy of this `Object`. |\n| boolean | [equals](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#equals(java.lang.Object))([Object](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html) obj) Compares this instance with the specified object and indicates if they are equal. |\n| void | [finalize](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#finalize())() Invoked when the garbage collector has detected that this instance is no longer reachable. |\n| final [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html)\\\u003c?\\\u003e | [getClass](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#getClass())() Returns the unique instance of [Class](../../../reference/java/lang/Class.html) that represents this object's class. |\n| int | [hashCode](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#hashCode())() Returns an integer hash code for this object. |\n| final void | [notify](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#notify())() Causes a thread which is waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up. |\n| final void | [notifyAll](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#notifyAll())() Causes all threads which are waiting on this object's monitor (by means of calling one of the `wait()` methods) to be woken up. |\n| [String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html) | [toString](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#toString())() Returns a string containing a concise, human-readable description of this object. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long,%20int))(long timeout, int nanos) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait(long))(long timeout) Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object or until the specified timeout expires. |\n| final void | [wait](../../../reference/java/lang/Object.html#wait())() Causes the calling thread to wait until another thread calls the `notify()` or `notifyAll()` method of this object. |\n\nPublic Constructors\n-------------------\n\n#### public\n**PasswordAuthentication**\n([String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html) userName, char\\[\\] password)\n\nCreates a new `PasswordAuthentication` object from the given\nuser name and password.\n\nNote that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in\nthe new `PasswordAuthentication` object. \n\n##### Parameters\n\n| userName | the user name |\n| password | the user's password |\n|----------|---------------------|\n\nPublic Methods\n--------------\n\n#### public char\\[\\]\n**getPassword**\n()\n\nReturns the user password.\n\nNote that this method returns a reference to the password. It is\nthe caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after\nit is no longer needed. \n\n##### Returns\n\n- the password \n\n#### public [String](../../../reference/java/lang/String.html)\n**getUserName**\n()\n\nReturns the user name. \n\n##### Returns\n\n- the user name"]]
