Uses of Class java.net.PasswordAuthentication (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.net.PasswordAuthentication

- Packages that use PasswordAuthentication
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.net | Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.

- - ### Uses of PasswordAuthentication in java.net

    Methods in java.net that return PasswordAuthentication
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`getPasswordAuthentication()` Called when password authorization is needed.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)` Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)` Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
    `static PasswordAuthentication` | Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)` Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.

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