| Package | Description | 
|---|---|
| java.security | Provides the classes and interfaces for the security framework. | 
| javax.security.auth.login | This package provides a pluggable authentication framework. | 
| javax.security.auth.spi | This package provides the interface to be used for
 implementing pluggable authentication modules. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| abstract void | AuthProvider. login(Subject subject,
     CallbackHandler handler)Log in to this provider. | 
| abstract void | AuthProvider. logout()Log out from this provider. | 
| Modifier and Type | Class and Description | 
|---|---|
| class  | AccountExceptionA generic account exception. | 
| class  | AccountExpiredExceptionSignals that a user account has expired. | 
| class  | AccountLockedExceptionSignals that an account was locked. | 
| class  | AccountNotFoundExceptionSignals that an account was not found. | 
| class  | CredentialExceptionA generic credential exception. | 
| class  | CredentialExpiredExceptionSignals that a  Credentialhas expired. | 
| class  | CredentialNotFoundExceptionSignals that a credential was not found. | 
| class  | FailedLoginExceptionSignals that user authentication failed. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| void | LoginContext. login()Perform the authentication. | 
| void | LoginContext. logout()Logout the  Subject. | 
| Constructor and Description | 
|---|
| LoginContext(String name)Instantiate a new  LoginContextobject with a name. | 
| LoginContext(String name,
            CallbackHandler callbackHandler)Instantiate a new  LoginContextobject with a name
 and aCallbackHandlerobject. | 
| LoginContext(String name,
            Subject subject)Instantiate a new  LoginContextobject with a name
 and aSubjectobject. | 
| LoginContext(String name,
            Subject subject,
            CallbackHandler callbackHandler)Instantiate a new  LoginContextobject with a name,
 aSubjectto be authenticated, and aCallbackHandlerobject. | 
| LoginContext(String name,
            Subject subject,
            CallbackHandler callbackHandler,
            Configuration config)Instantiate a new  LoginContextobject with a name,
 aSubjectto be authenticated,
 aCallbackHandlerobject, and a loginConfiguration. | 
| Modifier and Type | Method and Description | 
|---|---|
| boolean | LoginModule. abort()Method to abort the authentication process (phase 2). | 
| boolean | LoginModule. commit()Method to commit the authentication process (phase 2). | 
| boolean | LoginModule. login()Method to authenticate a  Subject(phase 1). | 
| boolean | LoginModule. logout()Method which logs out a  Subject. | 
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