AuthenticationException (Apache Shiro :: Core 1.7.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- java.lang.Throwable
- - java.lang.Exception
  - - java.lang.RuntimeException
    - - org.apache.shiro.ShiroException
      - org.apache.shiro.authc.AuthenticationException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AccountException, CredentialsException, ShortCircuitIterationException, UnsupportedTokenException
```
public class AuthenticationException
extends org.apache.shiro.ShiroException
```
General exception thrown due to an error during the Authentication process.

Since:

0.1

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor	Description
`AuthenticationException()`	Creates a new AuthenticationException.
`AuthenticationException(String message)`	Constructs a new AuthenticationException.
`AuthenticationException(String message, Throwable cause)`	Constructs a new AuthenticationException.
`AuthenticationException(Throwable cause)`	Constructs a new AuthenticationException.

Method Summary
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable
  addSuppressed, fillInStackTrace, getCause, getLocalizedMessage, getMessage, getStackTrace, getSuppressed, initCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString
- Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
  clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AuthenticationException
```
public AuthenticationException()
```
    Creates a new AuthenticationException.
  - AuthenticationException
```
public AuthenticationException(String message)
```
    Constructs a new AuthenticationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the reason for the exception
  - AuthenticationException
```
public AuthenticationException(Throwable cause)
```
    Constructs a new AuthenticationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    cause - the underlying Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.
  - AuthenticationException
```
public AuthenticationException(String message,
                               Throwable cause)
```
    Constructs a new AuthenticationException.
    
    Parameters:
    
    message - the reason for the exception
    
    cause - the underlying Throwable that caused this exception to be thrown.