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[[servlet-authentication-unpwd]]
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= Username/Password Authentication
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:figures: images/servlet/authentication/unpwd
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:icondir: images/icons
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One of the most common ways to authenticate a user is by validating a username and password.
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As such, Spring Security provides comprehensive support for authenticating with a username and password.
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[[servlet-authentication-unpwd-input]]
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== Reading the Username & Password
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Spring Security provides the following built in mechanisms for reading a username and password from the `HttpServletRequest`:
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* <<servlet-authentication-form,Form Login>>
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* <<servlet-authentication-basic,Basic Authentication>>
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* <<servlet-authentication-digest,Digest Authentication>>
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[[servlet-authentication-unpwd-storage]]
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== Storage Mechanisms
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Each of the supported mechanisms for reading a username and password can leverage any of the supported storage mechanisms:
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* Simple Storage with <<servlet-authentication-inmemory>>
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* Relational Databases with <<servlet-authentication-jdbc>>
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* Custom data stores with <<servlet-authentication-userdetailsservice>>
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* LDAP storage with <<servlet-authentication-ldap>>
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