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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.
* <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 <tt>AuthenticationException</tt>.
* The root exception and the detailed message are null.
*/
public AuthenticationException () {
super();
}
/**
* Constructs a new instance of <tt>AuthenticationException</tt>
* 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 <tt>AuthenticationException</tt> 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 */
private static final long serialVersionUID = -3579708765071815007L;
}
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