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:
  - `Authenticator`
  - `Authenticator.getPasswordAuthentication()`

## Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor
Description
`PasswordAuthentication(String userName, char[] password)`
Creates a new `PasswordAuthentication` object from the given user name and password.

## Method Summary

Modifier and Type
Method
Description
`char[]`
`getPassword()`
Returns the user password.
`String`
`getUserName()`
Returns the user name.

### Methods declared in class java.lang.Object

`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

## 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