package

javax.security.auth.login

This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.

Interfaces

Configuration.Parameters This represents a marker interface for Configuration parameters.

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.
ConfigurationSpi	This class defines the Service Provider Interface (SPI) for the `Configuration` class.
LoginContext	The `LoginContext` class describes the basic methods used to authenticate Subjects and provides a way to develop an application independent of the underlying authentication technology.

AccountException	A generic account exception.
AccountExpiredException	Signals that a user account has expired.
AccountLockedException	Signals that an account was locked.
AccountNotFoundException	Signals that an account was not found.
CredentialException	A generic credential exception.
CredentialExpiredException	Signals that a `Credential` has expired.
CredentialNotFoundException	Signals that a credential was not found.
FailedLoginException	Signals that user authentication failed.
LoginException	This is the basic login exception.