spring-security/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/servlet/authentication/passwords/index.adoc

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= Username/Password Authentication
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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 authenticating with a username and password.