/**
     * Retrieves authentication configuration, supporting both native Hc4Authentication[]
     * and common WebAuthenticationConfig[] POJO types.
     *
     * @return array of Hc4Authentication objects
     */
    protected Hc4Authentication[] getAuthenticationArray() {
        if (initParamMap == null) {
            return new Hc4Authentication[0];
        }

            return convertFromConfig((WebAuthenticationConfig[]) value);
        }

        // Backward compatibility: If HC4 Hc4Authentication[], convert to HC5
        if (value instanceof Hc4Authentication[]) {
            return convertFromHc4Authentication((Hc4Authentication[]) value);
        }

        logger.warn("Unknown authentication type: type={}", value.getClass().getName());