/**
     * Construct anonymous credentials
     */
    public NtlmPasswordAuthenticator() {
        this(AuthenticationType.NULL);
    }

    /**
     * Create an NtlmPasswordAuthenticator with the specified authentication type.
     *
     * @param type the authentication type to use
     */
    public NtlmPasswordAuthenticator(AuthenticationType type) {
        this.domain = "";
        this.username = "";

        this.ntHash = passwordHash;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthenticator#getNTHash()
     */
    @Override
    protected byte[] getNTHash() {
        return this.ntHash;
    }

    @Override
    public NtlmPasswordAuthenticator clone() {
        final NtlmNtHashAuthenticator cloned = new NtlmNtHashAuthenticator(this.ntHash.clone());

        // Create authenticators
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator baseAuth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("domain", "user", new String(basePassword));
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator startAuth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("domain", "user", new String(diffAtStart));
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator middleAuth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("domain", "user", new String(diffAtMiddle));

        char[] password3 = "DifferentPass!".toCharArray();

        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth1 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", password1);
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth2 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", password2);
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth3 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", password3);

        // Test equality with same password

### With Authentication

```java
import jcifs.CIFSContext;
import jcifs.context.BaseContext;
import jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthenticator;

// Create context with credentials
CIFSContext context = new BaseContext(new jcifs.config.PropertyConfiguration());
NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("domain", "username", "password");
CIFSContext authContext = context.withCredentials(auth);

// Use authenticated context

    }

    @Test
    public void testEqualsWithPassword() {
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth1 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", "pass123");
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth2 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", "pass123");
        NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth3 = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("DOMAIN", "user", "differentPass");

        assertNotNull(wrappedContext);
        assertTrue(wrappedContext instanceof CIFSContextCredentialWrapper);
        // Verify that the new context uses NtlmPasswordAuthenticator (anonymous)
        assertTrue(wrappedContext.getCredentials() instanceof NtlmPasswordAuthenticator);
        assertTrue(wrappedContext.getCredentials().isAnonymous());
    }

    @Test
    void testWithDefaultCredentials() {

package jcifs.context;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

import jcifs.CIFSContext;
import jcifs.CIFSException;
import jcifs.Credentials;
import jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthenticator;
import jcifs.smb.NtlmPasswordAuthenticator.AuthenticationType;

/**
 * Abstract base implementation of CIFSContext providing common functionality.
 * This class serves as a foundation for concrete CIFS context implementations.
 *

 * <p>
 * Read <a href="../../../authhandler.html">jCIFS Exceptions and
 * NtlmAuthenticator</a> for related information.
 *
 * @deprecated use {@link NtlmPasswordAuthenticator} instead
 */
@Deprecated
public class NtlmPasswordAuthentication extends NtlmPasswordAuthenticator {

    /**
     *
     */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2832037191318016836L;

    /** The ANSI password hash */

     *
     * @param url the URL that requires authentication
     * @param sae the authentication exception that was thrown
     * @return credentials returned by prompt
     */
    public static NtlmPasswordAuthenticator requestNtlmPasswordAuthentication(final String url, final SmbAuthException sae) {
        return requestNtlmPasswordAuthentication(auth, url, sae);
    }

    /**