AuthenticationInfo.getCredentials

Returns the credentials associated with the corresponding Subject. A credential verifies one or more of the {@link #getPrincipals() principals} associated with the Subject, such as a password or private key. Credentials are used by Shiro particularly during the authentication process to ensure that submitted credentials during a login attempt match exactly the credentials here in the <code>AuthenticationInfo</code> instance.

@return the credentials associated with the corresponding Subject.

interface AuthenticationInfo
Object
getCredentials
()

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