the <a href="#getFactorySecurityPermission"><code>getFactorySecurityPermission</code></a> will be required to call this method. If
 at the time of the call, a system-wide factory instance has not already been defined, then the
 <a href="#setFactorySecurityPermission"><code>setFactorySecurityPermission</code></a> will also be required.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>The non-null system-wide AuthConfigFactory instance set at the time of the call, or if that value was null,
 