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27 package org.apache.hc.client5.http.auth;
28
29 import java.security.Principal;
30
31 /**
32 * This interface represents a set of credentials consisting of a security
33 * principal and a secret (password) that can be used to establish user
34 * identity
35 *
36 * @since 4.0
37 */
38 public interface Credentials {
39
40 Principal getUserPrincipal();
41
42 /**
43 * @deprecated Use specific credentials class that represent a username / password
44 * set of a security token.
45 */
46 @Deprecated
47 char[] getPassword();
48
49 }