[[servlet-authentication-unpwd]]
= Username/Password Authentication

One of the most common ways to authenticate a user is by validating a username and password.
As such, Spring Security provides comprehensive support for user <<servlet-authentication-unpwd-input,input>> and <<servlet-authentication-unpwd-storage,storage>> of a username and password.

include::input/index.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::storage/index.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
