public void testDecode() {
        // Create a context and encode it
        Smb2LeaseKey originalKey = new Smb2LeaseKey();
        int originalLeaseState = DirectoryLeaseState.DIRECTORY_FULL;
        DirectoryCacheScope originalScope = DirectoryCacheScope.METADATA_ONLY;

        DirectoryLeaseContext originalContext = new DirectoryLeaseContext(originalKey, originalLeaseState, originalScope);
        originalContext.setMaxCacheAge(60000L);

        // Given
        byte[] originalKey = new byte[] { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04 };
        serverData.encryptionKey = originalKey;

        // When - modify the original array
        originalKey[0] = (byte) 0xFF;

        // Then - the field should also be modified (same reference)
        assertEquals((byte) 0xFF, serverData.encryptionKey[0]);
        assertSame(originalKey, serverData.encryptionKey);
    }

     * It now uses the standard String constructor.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param chars
     *            the char array
     * @return a new String, or null if the input is null
     * @deprecated This method originally used internal JDK APIs (sun.misc.SharedSecrets) for
     *             performance optimization, but those APIs have been removed for safety and
     *             compatibility with modern Java versions. This method now simply calls