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## Package javax.security.auth.login

This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.

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Description

Interface Summary
Configuration.Parameters | This represents a marker interface for Configuration parameters.

Class Summary
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.

Exception Summary
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.

## Package javax.security.auth.login Description

This package provides a pluggable authentication framework.

Since:
  JDK1.4

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