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* $URL: https://source.sakaiproject.org/svn/edu-services/trunk/sections-service/sections-api/src/java/org/sakaiproject/section/api/facade/manager/Authn.java $
* $Id: Authn.java 105077 2012-02-24 22:54:29Z ottenhoff@longsight.com $
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package org.sakaiproject.section.api.facade.manager;
/**
* The service interface for the authentication mechanism.
*
* @author <a href="jholtzman@berkeley.edu">Josh Holtzman</a>
*/
public interface Authn {
/**
* Gets the current user's uuid.
*
* @param request The object containing the context information. This will
* usually be something like a HttpServletRequest. In Sakai, the object
* can be null.
*
* @return
*/
public String getUserUid(Object request);
}