| 1 | /* Principal.java -- A security entity
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| 2 | Copyright (C) 1998, 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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| 3 |
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| 4 | This file is part of GNU Classpath.
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| 15 |
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| 19 | 02111-1307 USA.
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| 20 |
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| 21 | Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is
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| 34 | this exception to your version of the library, but you are not
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| 35 | obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this
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| 36 | exception statement from your version. */
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| 37 |
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| 38 |
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| 39 | package java.security;
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| 40 |
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| 41 | /**
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| 42 | * This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority)
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| 43 | * for the purposes of applying the Java security model.
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| 44 | *
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| 45 | * @author Aaron M. Renn <arenn@urbanophile.com>
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| 46 | * @see X509Certificate
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| 47 | * @since 1.1
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| 48 | * @status updated to 1.4
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| 49 | */
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| 50 | public interface Principal
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| 51 | {
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| 52 | /**
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| 53 | * This method tests another <code>Principal</code> object for equality
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| 54 | * with this one.
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| 55 | *
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| 56 | * @param obj the Object to test for equality
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| 57 | * @return true if the specified <code>Principal</code> is equal
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| 58 | */
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| 59 | boolean equals(Object obj);
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| 60 |
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| 61 | /**
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| 62 | * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
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| 63 | * <code>Principal</code>.
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| 64 | *
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| 65 | * @return this <code>Principal</code> represented as a <code>String</code>
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| 66 | */
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| 67 | String toString();
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| 68 |
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| 69 | /**
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| 70 | * This method returns a hash code value for this <code>Principal</code>.
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| 71 | * Remember the contract of hashCode - two objects which compare as
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| 72 | * equals() must have the same hashCode().
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| 73 | *
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| 74 | * @return a hash value
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| 75 | */
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| 76 | int hashCode();
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| 77 |
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| 78 | /**
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| 79 | * This method returns a <code>String</code> that names this
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| 80 | * <code>Principal</code>.
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| 81 | *
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| 82 | * @return the name of this <code>Principal</code>
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| 83 | */
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| 84 | String getName();
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| 85 | } // interface Principal
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