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Storage Mechanisms
Each of the supported mechanisms for reading a username and password can use any of the supported storage mechanisms:
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Simple Storage with In-Memory Authentication
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Relational Databases with JDBC Authentication
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Custom data stores with UserDetailsService
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LDAP storage with LDAP Authentication