JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.2

Uses of Package
javax.security.auth.callback

Packages that use javax.security.auth.callback
javax.security.auth.callback This package provides the classes necessary for services to interact with applications in order to retrieve information (authentication data including usernames or passwords, for example) or to display information (error and warning messages, for example). 
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. 
 

Classes in javax.security.auth.callback used by javax.security.auth.callback
Callback
           Implementations of this interface are passed to a CallbackHandler, allowing underlying security services the ability to interact with a calling application to retrieve specific authentication data such as usernames and passwords, or to display certain information, such as error and warning messages.
UnsupportedCallbackException
          Signals that a CallbackHandler does not recognize a particular Callback.
 

Classes in javax.security.auth.callback used by javax.security.auth.login
CallbackHandler
           An application implements a CallbackHandler and passes it to underlying security services so that they may interact with the application to retrieve specific authentication data, such as usernames and passwords, or to display certain information, such as error and warning messages.
 

Classes in javax.security.auth.callback used by javax.security.auth.spi
CallbackHandler
           An application implements a CallbackHandler and passes it to underlying security services so that they may interact with the application to retrieve specific authentication data, such as usernames and passwords, or to display certain information, such as error and warning messages.
 


JavaTM 2 Platform
Std. Ed. v1.4.2

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