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## Package com.ibm.wps.portletservice.credentialvault

This package defines the Credential Vault Portlet Service.

See:
Description

Interface Summary
CredentialSlotConfig | Deprecated. since 6.0.
CredentialTypes | Deprecated. since 6.0.
CredentialVaultService | Deprecated. since 6.0.
VaultSegmentConfig | Deprecated. since 6.0.

Class Summary
CredentialSecretNotSetException | Deprecated. since 6.0.

## Package com.ibm.wps.portletservice.credentialvault Description

This package defines the Credential Vault Portlet Service. WebSphere Portal provides access to the Credential Vault via a portlet service. This service provides to portlets (and to the portal itself, for that matter) an API for mapping from a user identity (usually a user ID, more general a Principal) to another user identity and usually a credential such as a password for that user ID.

Portlets must no longer store user credentials as part of the user specific portlet data. Storing credentials in the portlet data is not a recommended way of achieving single sign-on. Such portlets should be migrated so that they make use of the Credential Vault.

Credentials are stored in Credential Slots. It is through a Credential Slot that user secrets are retrieved, created, modified, and deleted. Credential Slots are contained in Vault Segments. A segment can either be managed by the user and administrators, or by administrators only.

For a detailed description of the Credential Vault and its usage, please refer to the Info Center section on portlet services.

Important Note: The contents of this package is deprecated since version 6.0. Support of the IBM portlet API may be removed in a future release of WebSphere Portal. Use of the Java Portlet API (javax.portlet) is recommended instead.

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