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jakarta.security.enterprise.credential

public Class Password

extends Object
Class Inheritance
Static Imports
java.util.Arrays.copyOf
Represents a text-based password, and includes a built-in mechanism for securely clearing the value.

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
private static final char[]
EMPTY_VALUE

private volatile char[]
value

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public
Password(char[]
The password value
value)

Constructor

public
Password(String
The password value
value)

Constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
clear()

Securely clears the password value.

public boolean
compareTo(String password)

public char[]

Returns:

The password value, empty array if cleared.
getValue()

Determines the password value.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Field Detail

EMPTY_VALUEback to summary
private static final char[] EMPTY_VALUE
valueback to summary
private volatile char[] value

Constructor Detail

Passwordback to summary
public Password(char[] value)

Constructor

Parameters
value:char[]

The password value

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
Value is null
Passwordback to summary
public Password(String value)

Constructor

Parameters
value:String

The password value

Exceptions
NullPointerException:
Value is null

Method Detail

clearback to summary
public void clear()

Securely clears the password value.

compareToback to summary
public boolean compareTo(String password)
getValueback to summary
public char[] getValue()

Determines the password value.

Returns:char[]

The password value, empty array if cleared.