NtlmPasswordAuthenticator auth = new NtlmPasswordAuthenticator("domain", "username", "password");
CIFSContext authContext = context.withCredentials(auth);

// Use authenticated context
try (SmbFile file = new SmbFile("smb://server/share/", authContext)) {
    for (SmbFile f : file.listFiles()) {
        System.out.println(f.getName());
    }
}
```

## Configuration

            return ((DcerpcPipeHandle) this).pipe.getServer();
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the principal associated with this handle
     * @return the principal or null if not authenticated
     */
    public Principal getPrincipal() {
        if (this instanceof DcerpcPipeHandle) {
            return ((DcerpcPipeHandle) this).pipe.getPrincipal();
        }
        return null;
    }

            }
        }
        return isBind;
    }

    /**
     * Authenticates a user with the specified username and password against LDAP.
     *
     * @param username the username for authentication
     * @param password the password for authentication
     * @return an optional containing the authenticated user if successful, empty otherwise
     */

            }
            return userCode;
        }).orElse(null);
    }

    /**
     * Extracts the user code from the user bean stored in the session.
     * This method retrieves the authenticated user information and creates an encrypted user code.
     *
     * @param request the HTTP servlet request
     * @return the user code from the user bean, or null if not found or invalid
     */

- Provides a fix to allow a cluster in a private Azure cloud to authenticate to ACR in the same cloud. ([#90425](https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/90425), [@DavidParks8](https://github.com/DavidParks8)) [SIG Cloud Provider]

     * @return the home drive
     */
    public String getHomeDrive() {
        return this.homeDrive;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the name of the server that authenticated the user.
     * @return the server name
     */
    public String getServerName() {
        return this.serverName;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the user's domain name.

 * <li>Ensure keys are securely generated and stored</li>
 * <li>For production systems with stringent security requirements, consider using authenticated encryption modes</li>
 * </ul>
 * <p>
 * <strong>Usage Example:</strong>
 * </p>
 * <pre>
 * CachedCipher cipher = new CachedCipher();
 * cipher.setKey("mySecretKey");
 *
 * // Encrypt text

 * </pre>
 *
 * <h2>Optional Configuration</h2>
 * <pre>
 * # User attribute mapping
 * saml.attribute.group.name=groups
 * saml.attribute.role.name=roles
 *
 * # Default groups/roles for authenticated users
 * saml.default.groups=user
 * saml.default.roles=user
 * </pre>
 *
 * <h2>Security Settings (Production)</h2>
 * <p>For production environments, consider enabling these security features:</p>
 * <pre>

    /**
     * Additional flags for the SMB message.
     */
    protected int flags2;
    /**
     * Process identifier.
     */
    protected int pid;
    /**
     * User identifier for the authenticated session.
     */
    protected int uid;
    /**
     * Multiplex identifier for correlating requests and responses.
     */
    protected int mid;
    /**

            context = SingletonContext.getInstance().withCredentials(auth);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            log.warn("Failed to create authenticated context, trying guest access", e);
            context = SingletonContext.getInstance();
        }

        // Wait for server to be ready - with proper error handling for CI environments
        try {