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package javax.naming;

This exception is thrown when an authentication error occurs while
accessing the naming or directory service.
An authentication error can happen, for example, when the credentials
supplied by the user program are invalid or otherwise fail to
authenticate the user to the naming/directory service.

If the program wants to handle this exception in particular, it
should catch AuthenticationException explicitly before attempting to
catch NamingException. After catching AuthenticationException, the
program could reattempt the authentication by updating
the resolved context's environment properties with the appropriate
credentials.

Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException
apply directly here.
Author:
Rosanna Lee, Scott Seligman
Since:
1.3/**
  * This exception is thrown when an authentication error occurs while
  * accessing the naming or directory service.
  * An authentication error can happen, for example, when the credentials
  * supplied by the user program are invalid or otherwise fail to
  * authenticate the user to the naming/directory service.
  *<p>
  * If the program wants to handle this exception in particular, it
  * should catch AuthenticationException explicitly before attempting to
  * catch NamingException. After catching AuthenticationException, the
  * program could reattempt the authentication by updating
  * the resolved context's environment properties with the appropriate
  * credentials.
  * <p>
  * Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException
  * apply directly here.
  *
  * @author Rosanna Lee
  * @author Scott Seligman
  * @since 1.3
  */

public class AuthenticationException extends NamingSecurityException {
    
Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException using the
explanation supplied. All other fields default to null.
Params:
explanation –     A possibly null string containing
                         additional detail about this exception.
See Also:
Throwable.getMessage/**
     * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException using the
     * explanation supplied. All other fields default to null.
     *
     * @param   explanation     A possibly null string containing
     *                          additional detail about this exception.
     * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage
     */
    public AuthenticationException(String explanation) {
        super(explanation);
    }

    
Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException.
All fields are set to null.
/**
      * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException.
      * All fields are set to null.
      */
    public AuthenticationException() {
        super();
    }

    
Use serialVersionUID from JNDI 1.1.1 for interoperability
/**
     * Use serialVersionUID from JNDI 1.1.1 for interoperability
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 3678497619904568096L;
}