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java.lang.Object
- java.util.Dictionary<K,V>
- - java.util.Hashtable
  - - com.ibm.itim.authentication.Credentials

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java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable, java.util.Map
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public class Credentials
extends java.util.Hashtable
```
Credentials is a class that extends the Hashtable class for holding a user's credentials for authentication.

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Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Credentials()
Constructs a Credentials instance.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.lang.Object`	`getCredential(java.lang.String key)` Returns the user credential with the given key, or name.
`java.lang.Object`	`setCredential(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object value)` Creates an association between the given key, or name, and the given value of a user's credential.

Methods inherited from class java.util.Hashtable
clear, clone, compute, computeIfAbsent, computeIfPresent, contains, containsKey, containsValue, elements, entrySet, equals, forEach, get, getOrDefault, hashCode, isEmpty, keys, keySet, merge, put, putAll, putIfAbsent, remove, remove, replace, replace, replaceAll, size, toString, values

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Credentials
```
public Credentials()
```
    Constructs a Credentials instance.
- Method Detail
  - getCredential
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public java.lang.Object getCredential(java.lang.String key)
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    Returns the user credential with the given key, or name.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the name of the credential.
    
    Returns:
    
    the Object representing the credential with the given name, or null if none found.
  - setCredential
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public java.lang.Object setCredential(java.lang.String key,
                                      java.lang.Object value)
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    Creates an association between the given key, or name, and the given value of a user's credential. If the key is not already present in the Credentials, the key and value is added. If the key is already present, the given value will replace the existing value for the given key.
    
    Parameters:
    
    key - the name of the credential.
    
    value - the value of the credential.
    
    Returns:
    
    the previous value of the credential (if any).