t most higher level code would not need to use directly.</div>
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<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>the subject for which authentication is to take place.</dd>
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<h3>getRequest</h3>
<div class="member-signature"><span class="return-type"><a href="../../../../../servlet/http/HttpServletRequest.html" title="interface in jakarta.servlet.http">HttpServletRequest</a></span>&nbsp;<span class="element-name">getRequest</span>()</div>
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