Package javax.security.auth

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).

Since:
1.4
Interface Description
Destroyable

Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to destroy its contents.
Refreshable

Objects such as credentials may optionally implement this interface to provide the capability to refresh itself.
Class Description
AuthPermission

This class is for authentication permissions.
PrivateCredentialPermission

This class is used to protect access to private Credentials belonging to a particular Subject.
Subject

A Subject represents a grouping of related information for a single entity, such as a person.
SubjectDomainCombiner

A SubjectDomainCombiner updates ProtectionDomains with Principals from the Subject associated with this SubjectDomainCombiner.
Exception Description
DestroyFailedException

Signals that a destroy operation failed.
RefreshFailedException

Signals that a refresh operation failed.

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