authenticator = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "username", "originalPassword");
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator cloned = authenticator.clone();

        // Get password fields using reflection
        Field passwordField = NtlmPasswordAuthenticator.class.getDeclaredField("password");
        passwordField.setAccessible(true);

        char[] originalPassword = (char[]) passwordField.get(authenticator);

    public void testPasswordArrayIndependence() {
        char[] originalPassword = "IndependentPass123!".toCharArray();
        char[] passwordCopy = Arrays.copyOf(originalPassword, originalPassword.length);

        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("user", originalPassword);

        // Modify the original array
        Arrays.fill(originalPassword, 'X');

        // Authenticator's password should be unchanged