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package org.opends.server.protocols.jmx;

import org.opends.server.api.ClientConnection;


/**
 * Represents a Ldap credential used for JMX connection authentication.
 * <p>
 * In JMX Connection, one and only one instance of this class is expected
 * to be found in each of the <code>publicCredentials</code> and
 * <code>privateCredentials</code> sets of
 * {@link javax.security.auth.Subject}. Those are the Jmx Client connection
 * that will handle incoming requests.
 */
public class Credential
{
  /**
   * The Client connection to be used.
   */
  private ClientConnection clientConnection;


  /**
   * Default Constructor.
   *
   * @param clientConnection
   *           The  representation of this credential is a Jmx Client connection
   * that will handle incoming requests.
   */
  public Credential(ClientConnection clientConnection)
  {
    this.clientConnection = clientConnection;
  }

  /**
   * Returns the associated Client connection.
   *
   * @return the associated ClientConnection object. Can be null
   */
  public ClientConnection getClientConnection()
  {
    return clientConnection;
  }
}