src/share/classes/javax/naming/AuthenticationException.java

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  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javax.naming;
  27 
  28 /**
  29   * This exception is thrown when an authentication error occurs while
  30   * accessing the naming or directory service.
  31   * An authentication error can happen, for example, when the credentials
  32   * supplied by the user program is invalid or otherwise fails to
  33   * authenticate the user to the naming/directory service.
  34   *<p>
  35   * If the program wants to handle this exception in particular, it
  36   * should catch AuthenticationException explicitly before attempting to
  37   * catch NamingException. After catching AuthenticationException, the
  38   * program could reattempt the authentication by updating
  39   * the resolved context's environment properties with the appropriate
  40   * appropriate credentials.
  41   * <p>
  42   * Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException
  43   * apply directly here.
  44   *
  45   * @author Rosanna Lee
  46   * @author Scott Seligman
  47   * @since 1.3
  48   */
  49 
  50 public class AuthenticationException extends NamingSecurityException {
  51     /**
  52      * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException using the
  53      * explanation supplied. All other fields default to null.
  54      *
  55      * @param   explanation     A possibly null string containing
  56      *                          additional detail about this exception.
  57      * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage
  58      */
  59     public AuthenticationException(String explanation) {
  60         super(explanation);


  12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
  13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
  14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
  15  * accompanied this code).
  16  *
  17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
  18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
  19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
  20  *
  21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
  22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
  23  * questions.
  24  */
  25 
  26 package javax.naming;
  27 
  28 /**
  29   * This exception is thrown when an authentication error occurs while
  30   * accessing the naming or directory service.
  31   * An authentication error can happen, for example, when the credentials
  32   * supplied by the user program are invalid or otherwise fail to
  33   * authenticate the user to the naming/directory service.
  34   *<p>
  35   * If the program wants to handle this exception in particular, it
  36   * should catch AuthenticationException explicitly before attempting to
  37   * catch NamingException. After catching AuthenticationException, the
  38   * program could reattempt the authentication by updating
  39   * the resolved context's environment properties with the appropriate
  40   * credentials.
  41   * <p>
  42   * Synchronization and serialization issues that apply to NamingException
  43   * apply directly here.
  44   *
  45   * @author Rosanna Lee
  46   * @author Scott Seligman
  47   * @since 1.3
  48   */
  49 
  50 public class AuthenticationException extends NamingSecurityException {
  51     /**
  52      * Constructs a new instance of AuthenticationException using the
  53      * explanation supplied. All other fields default to null.
  54      *
  55      * @param   explanation     A possibly null string containing
  56      *                          additional detail about this exception.
  57      * @see java.lang.Throwable#getMessage
  58      */
  59     public AuthenticationException(String explanation) {
  60         super(explanation);