* @return credentials passed in the servlet request
     * @throws IOException
     *             If an IO error occurs.
     */
    public NtlmPasswordAuthentication doAuthentication(final CIFSContext tc, final HttpServletRequest req, final HttpServletResponse resp,
            final byte[] challenge) throws IOException {
        return authenticate(tc, req, resp, challenge);
    }

    /**

     * @return the authenticated NtlmPasswordAuthentication object
     * @throws IOException If an IO error occurs.
     * @throws ServletException If an error occurs.
     */
    public NtlmPasswordAuthentication doAuthentication(final HttpServletRequest req, final HttpServletResponse resp, final byte[] challenge)
            throws IOException, ServletException {
        return authenticate(req, resp, challenge);
    }

    /**