# Uses of Class
java.net.PasswordAuthentication

Packages that use PasswordAuthentication
Package
Description
java.net
Provides the classes for implementing networking applications.

- ## Uses of PasswordAuthentication in java.net

  Methods in java.net that return PasswordAuthentication
  Modifier and Type
  Method
  Description
  `protected PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`getPasswordAuthentication()`
  Called when password authorization is needed.
  `static PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)`
  Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
  `static PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)`
  Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
  `static PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(Authenticator authenticator, String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)`
  Ask the given `authenticator` for a password.
  `static PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthentication(InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme)`
  Ask the authenticator that has been registered with the system for a password.
  `PasswordAuthentication`
  Authenticator.`requestPasswordAuthenticationInstance(String host, InetAddress addr, int port, String protocol, String prompt, String scheme, URL url, Authenticator.RequestorType reqType)`
  Ask this authenticator for a password.