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package org.jasig.cas.authentication.principal;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* Generic concept of an authenticated thing. Examples include a person or a
* service.
* <p>
* The implementation SimplePrincipal just contains the Id property. More
* complex Principal objects may contain additional information that are
* meaningful to the View layer but are generally transparent to the rest of
* CAS.
* </p>
*
* @author Scott Battaglia
* @since 3.0
* <p>
* This is a published and supported CAS Server 3 API.
* </p>
*/
public interface Principal extends Serializable {
/**
* @return the unique id for the Principal
*/
String getId();
/**
*
* @return the map of configured attributes for this principal
*/
Map<String, Object> getAttributes();
}