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J. Duke319a3b92007-12-01 00:00:00 +00001/*
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25
26package javax.security.auth.login;
27
28/**
29 * Signals that a <code>Credential</code> has expired.
30 *
31 * <p> This exception is thrown by LoginModules when they determine
32 * that a <code>Credential</code> has expired.
33 * For example, a <code>LoginModule</code> authenticating a user
34 * in its <code>login</code> method may determine that the user's
35 * password, although entered correctly, has expired. In this case
36 * the <code>LoginModule</code> throws this exception to notify
37 * the application. The application can then take the appropriate
38 * steps to assist the user in updating the password.
39 *
40 */
41public class CredentialExpiredException extends CredentialException {
42
43 private static final long serialVersionUID = -5344739593859737937L;
44
45 /**
46 * Constructs a CredentialExpiredException with no detail message. A detail
47 * message is a String that describes this particular exception.
48 */
49 public CredentialExpiredException() {
50 super();
51 }
52
53 /**
54 * Constructs a CredentialExpiredException with the specified detail
55 * message. A detail message is a String that describes this particular
56 * exception.
57 *
58 * <p>
59 *
60 * @param msg the detail message.
61 */
62 public CredentialExpiredException(String msg) {
63 super(msg);
64 }
65}