# Package org.eclipse.equinox.security.storage.provider

Equinox secure storage: provider-specific functionality

## Package Specification

This package provides an infrastructure and helper utilities oriented towards service providers implementing their own password provider modules.

Interface Summary
IPreferencesContainer: The container of the secure preferences.
IProviderHints: Sometimes it might be desirable to pass some context information to the password provider modules (such as a need to run without UI prompts).

Class Summary
PasswordProvider: Password provider modules should extend this class.