Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Ctors](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#pubctors) \| [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#inhmethods)

# PasswordAuthentication

` public final class PasswordAuthentication `   
` extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` `

|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | java.net.PasswordAuthentication |

<br />

*** ** * ** ***

The class PasswordAuthentication is a data holder that is used by Authenticator. It is simply a repository for a user name and a password.
**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/Authenticator`
- `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/Authenticator#getPasswordAuthentication()`

## Summary

| ### Public constructors ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#PasswordAuthentication(java.lang.String,%20char[])(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String userName, char[] password) ` Creates a new `PasswordAuthentication` object from the given user name and password. |

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` char[]` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#getPassword()() ` Returns the user password. |
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/net/PasswordAuthentication#getUserName()() ` Returns the user name. |

### Inherited methods

From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() `

Creates and returns a copy of this object.
` boolean` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) `

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.
` void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() `

Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object.
` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() `

Returns the runtime class of this `Object`.
` int` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() `

Returns a hash code value for the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() `

Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() `

Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor.
` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() `

Returns a string representation of the object.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed.
` final void` ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() `

Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*.

## Public constructors

### PasswordAuthentication

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public PasswordAuthentication (String userName, 
                char[] password)
```

Creates a new `PasswordAuthentication` object from the given user name and password.

Note that the given user password is cloned before it is stored in the new `PasswordAuthentication` object.

<br />

| Parameters ||
|---|---|
| `userName` | `String`: the user name <br /> |
| `password` | `char`: the user's password <br /> |

## Public methods

### getPassword

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public char[] getPassword ()
```

Returns the user password.

Note that this method returns a reference to the password. It is the caller's responsibility to zero out the password information after it is no longer needed.

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `char[]` | the password <br /> |

### getUserName

Added in [API level 1](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public String getUserName ()
```

Returns the user name.

<br />

| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | the user name <br /> |