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Gary D. Gregory commented on HTTPCLIENT-1106:
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+1, I use char[] "at work" for our credentials APIs.
> Use character arrays for passwords in Credentials objects, not Strings
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> Key: HTTPCLIENT-1106
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HTTPCLIENT-1106
> Project: HttpComponents HttpClient
> Issue Type: Improvement
> Components: HttpAuth
> Affects Versions: 4.1.1
> Reporter: John Karp
> Fix For: Future
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> Its fairly conventional to use char[] to represent passwords in Java, because
> using Strings can present security issues:
> http://securesoftware.blogspot.com/2009/01/java-security-why-not-to-use-string.html
> http://download.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/guide/security/jce/JCERefGuide.html#PBEEx
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