prefuse.util.io

Class PasswordAuthenticator

java.lang.Object

java.net.Authenticator

prefuse.util.io.PasswordAuthenticator

public class PasswordAuthenticator
extends java.net.Authenticator

A basic username/password authenticator for use with HTTP-Auth. The username or password can be reset for subsequent use as a different user or on a different website.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.net.Authenticator

java.net.Authenticator.RequestorType

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected java.net.PasswordAuthentication	getPasswordAuthentication() Get the singleton PasswordAuthentication instance.
static void	setAuthentication(java.lang.String username, java.lang.String password) Creates a new PasswordAuthenticator for the given name and password and sets it as the default Authenticator for use within Java networking.

Methods inherited from class java.net.Authenticator

getRequestingHost, getRequestingPort, getRequestingPrompt, getRequestingProtocol, getRequestingScheme, getRequestingSite, getRequestingURL, getRequestorType, requestPasswordAuthentication, requestPasswordAuthentication, requestPasswordAuthentication, setDefault

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getPasswordAuthentication

protected java.net.PasswordAuthentication getPasswordAuthentication()

Get the singleton PasswordAuthentication instance.

Overrides:

getPasswordAuthentication in class java.net.Authenticator

Returns:

the PasswordAuthentication instance

setAuthentication

public static void setAuthentication(java.lang.String username,
                     java.lang.String password)

Creates a new PasswordAuthenticator for the given name and password and sets it as the default Authenticator for use within Java networking.