Provides an independent framework for managing the authentication
process and authentication credentials for identities within a JVM.
The Authenticator achieves application level authentication by prompting
for user credentials when an authentication request is issued. The
Authenticator uses the underlying requestor to perform the actual
authentication. This package also provides other security functionalities
such as the Message Digest algorithms.
Package Specification
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Related Documentation
The following classes and interfaces are used by the Java.Security classes and interfaces.
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