src/main/java/com/sleepycat/je/rep/net/PasswordSource.java

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package com.sleepycat.je.rep.net;

/**
 * Interface to support supplying of a password.
 */

public interface PasswordSource {
    /**
     * Get the password.  The use of this is context dependent.
     *
     * @return a copy of the password.  It is recommended that the caller
     * overwrite the return value with other characters when the password
     * is no longer required.
     */
    public char[] getPassword();
}