| /* Principal.java -- A security entity |
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| |
| package java.security; |
| |
| /** |
| * This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority) |
| * for the purposes of applying the Java security model. |
| * |
| * @version 0.0 |
| * |
| * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com) |
| */ |
| public interface Principal |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * This method returns a <code>String</code> that names this |
| * <code>Principal</code>. |
| * |
| * @return The name of this <code>Principal</code>. |
| */ |
| public abstract String |
| getName(); |
| |
| /*************************************************************************/ |
| |
| /** |
| * This method tests another <code>Principal</code> object for equality |
| * with this one. |
| * |
| * @param obj The <code>Object</code> (which is a <code>Principal</code>) to test for equality against. |
| * |
| * @return <code>true</code> if the specified <code>Principal</code> is equal to this one, <code>false</code> otherwise. |
| */ |
| public abstract boolean |
| equals(Object obj); |
| |
| /*************************************************************************/ |
| |
| /** |
| * This method returns a hash code value for this <code>Principal</code>. |
| * |
| * @return A hash value |
| */ |
| public abstract int |
| hashCode(); |
| |
| /*************************************************************************/ |
| |
| /** |
| * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this |
| * <code>Principal</code>. |
| * |
| * @return This <code>Principal</code> represented as a <code>String</code>. |
| */ |
| public abstract String |
| toString(); |
| |
| } // interface Principal |
| |