javax.security.auth
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This package provides a framework for authentication and
authorization. The framework allows
authentication to be performed in pluggable fashion. Different
authentication modules can be plugged under an application without
requiring modifications to the application itself. The
authorization component allows specification of access controls
based on code location, code signers and code executors
(Subjects).
Interfaces
| Destroyable |
Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface
to provide the capability to destroy its contents. |
Classes
Exceptions
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Last updated 2024-07-10 UTC.
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