byte[] getSigningKey();

    /**
     * Validates authentication credentials
     *
     * @return true if credentials are valid
     */
    boolean validateCredentials();

    /**
     * Clears sensitive authentication data
     */
    void clearSensitiveData();

    /**
     * Gets authentication metadata for auditing
     *
     * @return authentication metadata
     */

     * Used for compilation, execution and Javadoc among others.
     * The Java tools location is {@link StandardLocation#CLASS_PATH}.
     *
     * <h4>Context-sensitive interpretation</h4>
     * A dependency with this path type will not necessarily be placed on the class path.
     * There are two circumstances where the dependency may nevertheless be placed somewhere else:
     *
     * <ul>

## 2. Create Kubernetes secret

[Kubernetes secrets](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret) are intended to hold sensitive information.
We'll use secrets to hold the TLS certificate and key. To create a secret, update the paths to `private.key` and `public.crt`
below.

Then type

```sh

        auth.secureWipePassword();
        assertNull(auth.getPassword());
    }

    /**
     * Test that closed authenticator prevents all sensitive operations
     */
    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test closed authenticator blocks all sensitive operations")
    public void testClosedAuthenticatorBlocking() throws Exception {

/**
 * Secure credential storage with encryption at rest.
 *
 * Provides secure storage of passwords and other sensitive credentials
 * using AES-GCM encryption with PBKDF2 key derivation.
 *
 * Features:
 * - Encrypts credentials at rest using AES-256-GCM
 * - Uses PBKDF2 for key derivation from master password
 * - Secure wiping of sensitive data
 * - Thread-safe operations
 * - Protection against timing attacks
 */

    // ===================================================================================
    //

    // GET /api/admin/general
    /**
     * Returns the current general system settings.
     * Excludes sensitive information like LDAP security credentials from the response.
     *
     * @return JSON response containing the general settings configuration
     */
    @Execute
    public JsonResponse<ApiResult> get$index() {

     * The identifiers are usually in lower cases with {@code '-'} instead of {@code '_'}
     * as word separator.
     *
     * @param id the identifier of the scope (case-sensitive)
     */
    public static DependencyScope forId(String id) {
        return IDS.get(id);
    }

    private final String id;
    private final boolean transitive;

        case "RETAIN_PAYLOAD":
            assertEquals(3, rp.ordinal());
            break;
        default:
            fail("Unexpected name under test: " + name);
        }
    }

    // Edge: valueOf is case-sensitive and does not accept unknown identifiers
    @ParameterizedTest
    @ValueSource(strings = { "none", "No_Retry", "retain_payload", "UNKNOWN", "NO-RETRY" })

        // Execute
        corsHandlerFactory.add(lowerCaseOrigin, lowerHandler);
        corsHandlerFactory.add(upperCaseOrigin, upperHandler);

        // Verify - origins are case sensitive
        assertEquals(lowerHandler, corsHandlerFactory.get(lowerCaseOrigin));
        assertEquals(upperHandler, corsHandlerFactory.get(upperCaseOrigin));
        assertNull(corsHandlerFactory.get("https://Example.Com"));

Latency sensitive applications may notice an increased latency due to a request to the external plugin upon every authenticated request to MinIO. User are advised to provision their infrastructure such that latency and performance is acceptable.