return sae;
    }

/**
Used internally by jCIFS when an <tt>SmbAuthException</tt> is trapped to retrieve new user credentials.
 */

    public static NtlmPasswordAuthentication
                requestNtlmPasswordAuthentication( String url, SmbAuthException sae ) {
        if( auth == null ) {
            return null;
        }
        synchronized( auth ) {
            auth.url = url;