// Test the method directly
        char[] password1 = "testpassword".toCharArray();
        char[] password2 = "testpassword".toCharArray();
        char[] password3 = "testpassworX".toCharArray();

        Boolean result1 = (Boolean) constantTimeMethod.invoke(null, password1, password2);
        Boolean result2 = (Boolean) constantTimeMethod.invoke(null, password1, password3);

        byte[] actual = NtlmUtil.getNTHash(password);

        // Assert
        assertArrayEquals(expected, actual, "NT hash must match known test vector");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("getNTHash: verify different passwords produce different hashes")
    void testGetNTHash_differentPasswords() {
        // Arrange
        String password1 = "password";
        String password2 = "Password";

        // Act

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

        // Test equality with same password
        assertEquals(auth1, auth2);
        assertEquals(auth1.hashCode(), auth2.hashCode());

        // Test inequality with different password

* The **input model** needs to be able to have a password.
* The **output model** should not have a password.
* The **database model** would probably need to have a hashed password.

/// danger

Never store user's plaintext passwords. Always store a "secure hash" that you can then verify.

If you don't know, you will learn what a "password hash" is in the [security chapters](security/simple-oauth2.md#password-hashing){.internal-link target=_blank}.

///

     * from memory.
     *
     * @return the password as a char array
     */
    public char[] getPasswordAsCharArray() {
        checkNotClosed();
        return this.password != null && this.password.length > 0 ? this.password.clone() : this.password == null ? null : new char[0];
    }

    /**
     * Securely wipes the password from memory
     */

If the passwords don't match, we return the same error.

#### Password hashing { #password-hashing }

"Hashing" means: converting some content (a password in this case) into a sequence of bytes (just a string) that looks like gibberish.

Whenever you pass exactly the same content (exactly the same password) you get exactly the same gibberish.

Um dies zu lösen, konvertieren wir zunächst den `username` und das `password` in UTF-8-codierte `bytes`.

Dann können wir `secrets.compare_digest()` verwenden, um sicherzustellen, dass `credentials.username` `"stanleyjobson"` und `credentials.password` `"swordfish"` ist.

{* ../../docs_src/security/tutorial007_an_py39.py hl[1,12:24] *}

Dies wäre das gleiche wie:

```Python

        // Verify it returns a clone, not the original
        password[0] = 'X';
        char[] password2 = authenticator.getPasswordAsCharArray();
        assertNotEquals(password[0], password2[0], "Should return a clone, not the original");
    }

    @Test
    public void testPasswordConstructorWithCharArray() {
        char[] passwordChars = "charArrayPassword".toCharArray();

Si los passwords no coinciden, devolvemos el mismo error.

#### Hashing de passwords

"Hacer hash" significa: convertir algún contenido (un password en este caso) en una secuencia de bytes (solo un string) que parece un galimatías.

Siempre que pases exactamente el mismo contenido (exactamente el mismo password) obtienes exactamente el mismo galimatías.

        }
        return redirect(getClass());
    }

    /**
     * Handles password change for the current user.
     *
     * @param form the password form containing new password and confirmation
     * @return the HTML response after password change attempt
     */
    @Execute
    public HtmlResponse changePassword(final PasswordForm form) {