Uses of Package
javax.security.auth.message

Packages that use javax.security.auth.message

Package	Description
javax.security.auth.message	This package defines the core interfaces of Jakarta Authentication.
javax.security.auth.message.config	This package defines the interfaces implemented by Jakarta Authentication compatible configuration systems.
javax.security.auth.message.module	This package defines the interfaces implemented by Jakarta Authentication compatible authentication mechanisms.
javax.security.enterprise.authentication.mechanism.http	The HTTP authentication mechanism API package.

Classes in javax.security.auth.message used by javax.security.auth.message

Class and Description
AuthException A generic authentication exception.
AuthStatus The AuthStatus class is used to represent return values from Authentication modules and Authentication Contexts.
MessageInfo A container (message processing runtime) uses this interface to pass messages and message processing state to authentication contexts for processing by authentication mechanisms (modules).
MessagePolicy.ProtectionPolicy This interface is used to represent message authentication policy.
MessagePolicy.Target This interface is used to represent and perform message targeting.
MessagePolicy.TargetPolicy This class defines the message protection policies for specific Targets.

Classes in javax.security.auth.message used by javax.security.auth.message.config

Class and Description
AuthException A generic authentication exception.
ClientAuth An implementation of this interface is used to secure service request messages, and validate received service response messages.
MessageInfo A container (message processing runtime) uses this interface to pass messages and message processing state to authentication contexts for processing by authentication mechanisms (modules).
ServerAuth An implementation of this interface is used to validate received service request messages, and to secure service response messages.

Classes in javax.security.auth.message used by javax.security.auth.message.module

Class and Description
AuthException A generic authentication exception.
ClientAuth An implementation of this interface is used to secure service request messages, and validate received service response messages.
MessagePolicy This class defines a message authentication policy.
ServerAuth An implementation of this interface is used to validate received service request messages, and to secure service response messages.

Classes in javax.security.auth.message used by javax.security.enterprise.authentication.mechanism.http

Class and Description
MessageInfo A container (message processing runtime) uses this interface to pass messages and message processing state to authentication contexts for processing by authentication mechanisms (modules).