| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.security | 
 Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. 
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| javax.security.auth.login | 
 This package provides a pluggable authentication framework. 
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| javax.security.auth.spi | 
 This package provides the interface to be used for
 implementing pluggable authentication modules. 
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| Class and Description | 
|---|
| Configuration.Parameters
 This represents a marker interface for Configuration parameters. 
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| LoginException
 This is the basic login exception. 
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| Class and Description | 
|---|
| AccountException
 A generic account exception. 
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| AppConfigurationEntry
 This class represents a single  
LoginModule entry
 configured for the application specified in the
 getAppConfigurationEntry(String appName)
 method in the Configuration class. | 
| AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag
 This class represents whether or not a  
LoginModule
 is REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT or OPTIONAL. | 
| Configuration
 A Configuration object is responsible for specifying which LoginModules
 should be used for a particular application, and in what order the
 LoginModules should be invoked. 
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| Configuration.Parameters
 This represents a marker interface for Configuration parameters. 
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| CredentialException
 A generic credential exception. 
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| LoginException
 This is the basic login exception. 
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| Class and Description | 
|---|
| LoginException
 This is the basic login exception. 
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