if (super.equals(obj)) {
            if (!(obj instanceof final NtlmPasswordAuthentication ntlm)) {
                return !this.areHashesExternal();
            }
            if (this.areHashesExternal() && ntlm.areHashesExternal()) {
                return Arrays.equals(this.ansiHash, ntlm.ansiHash) && Arrays.equals(this.unicodeHash, ntlm.unicodeHash);
                /*

    private static boolean isExternalAuth(final NtlmPasswordAuthenticator pwAuth) {
        return pwAuth instanceof jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthentication
                && !((jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthentication) pwAuth).areHashesExternal() && pwAuth.getPassword().isEmpty();
    }

    @Override
    protected int writeBytesWireFormat(final byte[] dst, int dstIndex) {
        final int start = dstIndex;