Package org.springframework.security.core

Core classes and interfaces related to user authentication and authorization, as well as the maintenance of a security context.

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Interface Summary

Interface	Description
Authentication	Represents the token for an authentication request or for an authenticated principal once the request has been processed by the AuthenticationManager.authenticate(Authentication) method.
CredentialsContainer	Indicates that the implementing object contains sensitive data, which can be erased using the eraseCredentials method.
GrantedAuthority	Represents an authority granted to an Authentication object.

Class Summary

Class	Description
SpringSecurityCoreVersion	Internal class used for checking version compatibility in a deployed application.
SpringSecurityMessageSource	The default MessageSource used by Spring Security.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
AuthenticationException	Abstract superclass for all exceptions related to an Authentication object being invalid for whatever reason.

Package org.springframework.security.core Description

Core classes and interfaces related to user authentication and authorization, as well as the maintenance of a security context.