/* * Copyright (c) 2005, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. * ORACLE PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */ package com.sun.security.auth; import java.security.Principal; /** * A user principal identified by a username or account name. * * <p> * After successful authentication, a user {@link java.security.Principal} * can be associated with a particular {@link javax.security.auth.Subject} * to augment that <code>Subject</code> with an additional identity. * Authorization decisions can then be based upon the * <code>Principal</code>s that are associated with a <code>Subject</code>. * * <p> * This class is immutable. * * @since 1.6 */ public final class UserPrincipal implements Principal, java.io.Serializable { private static final long serialVersionUID = 892106070870210969L; /** * The principal's name * * @serial */ private final String name; /** * Creates a principal. * * @param name The principal's string name. * @exception NullPointerException If the <code>name</code> is * <code>null</code>. */ public UserPrincipal(String name) { if (name == null) { throw new NullPointerException("null name is illegal"); } this.name = name; } /** * Compares this principal to the specified object. * * @param object The object to compare this principal against. * @return true if they are equal; false otherwise. */ public boolean equals(Object object) { if (this == object) { return true; } if (object instanceof UserPrincipal) { return name.equals(((UserPrincipal)object).getName()); } return false; } /** * Returns a hash code for this principal. * * @return The principal's hash code. */ public int hashCode() { return name.hashCode(); } /** * Returns the name of this principal. * * @return The principal's name. */ public String getName() { return name; } /** * Returns a string representation of this principal. * * @return The principal's name. */ public String toString() { return name; } }