AppConfigurationEntry (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.security.auth.login.AppConfigurationEntry class
Date: 2026-04-17

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## Class AppConfigurationEntry

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.security.auth.login.AppConfigurationEntry

-     public class AppConfigurationEntry
      extends Object

  This class represents a single `LoginModule` entry configured for the application specified in the `getAppConfigurationEntry(String appName)` method in the `Configuration` class. Each respective `AppConfigurationEntry` contains a `LoginModule` name, a control flag (specifying whether this `LoginModule` is REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT, or OPTIONAL), and LoginModule-specific options. Please refer to the `Configuration` class for more information on the different control flags and their semantics.
  See Also:
    `Configuration`

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `static class` | `AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag` This class represents whether or not a `LoginModule` is REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT or OPTIONAL.

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AppConfigurationEntry(String loginModuleName, AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag controlFlag, Map<String,?> options)` Default constructor for this class.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag` | `getControlFlag()` Return the controlFlag (either REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT, or OPTIONAL) for this `LoginModule`.
    `String` | `getLoginModuleName()` Get the class name of the configured `LoginModule`.
    `Map<String,?>` | `getOptions()` Get the options configured for this `LoginModule`.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AppConfigurationEntry

          public AppConfigurationEntry(String loginModuleName,
                                       AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag controlFlag,
                                       Map<String,?> options)

      Default constructor for this class.

      This entry represents a single `LoginModule` entry configured for the application specified in the `getAppConfigurationEntry(String appName)` method from the `Configuration` class.

      Parameters:
        `loginModuleName` - String representing the class name of the `LoginModule` configured for the specified application.

        `controlFlag` - either REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT, or OPTIONAL.

        `options` - the options configured for this `LoginModule`.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if `loginModuleName` is null, if `LoginModuleName` has a length of 0, if `controlFlag` is not either REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT or OPTIONAL, or if `options` is null.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getLoginModuleName

          public String getLoginModuleName()

      Get the class name of the configured `LoginModule`.
      Returns:
        the class name of the configured `LoginModule` as a String.

    - #### getControlFlag

          public AppConfigurationEntry.LoginModuleControlFlag getControlFlag()

      Return the controlFlag (either REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT, or OPTIONAL) for this `LoginModule`.
      Returns:
        the controlFlag (either REQUIRED, REQUISITE, SUFFICIENT, or OPTIONAL) for this `LoginModule`.

    - #### getOptions

          public Map<String,?> getOptions()

      Get the options configured for this `LoginModule`.
      Returns:
        the options configured for this `LoginModule` as an unmodifiable `Map`.

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