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package javax.security.sasl;

This exception is thrown by a SASL mechanism implementation to indicate that the SASL exchange has failed due to reasons related to authentication, such as an invalid identity, passphrase, or key.

Note that the lack of an AuthenticationException does not mean that the failure was not due to an authentication error. A SASL mechanism implementation might throw the more general SaslException instead of AuthenticationException if it is unable to determine the nature of the failure, or if does not want to disclose the nature of the failure, for example, due to security reasons.

Author:Rosanna Lee, Rob Weltman
Since:1.5
/** * This exception is thrown by a SASL mechanism implementation * to indicate that the SASL * exchange has failed due to reasons related to authentication, such as * an invalid identity, passphrase, or key. * <p> * Note that the lack of an AuthenticationException does not mean that * the failure was not due to an authentication error. A SASL mechanism * implementation might throw the more general SaslException instead of * AuthenticationException if it is unable to determine the nature * of the failure, or if does not want to disclose the nature of * the failure, for example, due to security reasons. * * @since 1.5 * * @author Rosanna Lee * @author Rob Weltman */
public class AuthenticationException extends SaslException {
Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException. The root exception and the detailed message are null.
/** * Constructs a new instance of {@code AuthenticationException}. * The root exception and the detailed message are null. */
public AuthenticationException () { super(); }
Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException with a detailed message. The root exception is null.
Params:
  • detail – A possibly null string containing details of the exception.
See Also:
/** * Constructs a new instance of {@code AuthenticationException} * with a detailed message. * The root exception is null. * @param detail A possibly null string containing details of the exception. * * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage */
public AuthenticationException (String detail) { super(detail); }
Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException with a detailed message and a root exception.
Params:
  • detail – A possibly null string containing details of the exception.
  • ex – A possibly null root exception that caused this exception.
See Also:
/** * Constructs a new instance of {@code AuthenticationException} with a detailed message * and a root exception. * * @param detail A possibly null string containing details of the exception. * @param ex A possibly null root exception that caused this exception. * * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage * @see #getCause */
public AuthenticationException (String detail, Throwable ex) { super(detail, ex); }
Use serialVersionUID from JSR 28 RI for interoperability
/** Use serialVersionUID from JSR 28 RI for interoperability */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -3579708765071815007L; }