spring-security/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/passwords/index.adoc

[[servlet-authentication-unpwd]]
= Username/Password Authentication
:page-section-summary-toc: 1
:figures: images/servlet/authentication/unpwd
:icondir: images/icons

One of the most common ways to authenticate a user is by validating a username and password.
As such, Spring Security provides comprehensive support for authenticating with a username and password.
unpwd->passwords folder 2021-08-25 13:31:00 -05:00			`[[servlet-authentication-unpwd]]`
			`= Username/Password Authentication`
Docs Use Section Summary where appropriate Closes gh-10449 2021-10-28 14:02:33 -05:00			`:page-section-summary-toc: 1`
unpwd->passwords folder 2021-08-25 13:31:00 -05:00			`:figures: images/servlet/authentication/unpwd`
			`:icondir: images/icons`

			`One of the most common ways to authenticate a user is by validating a username and password.`
			`As such, Spring Security provides comprehensive support for authenticating with a username and password.`