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package org.jboss.security.identity;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.security.Principal;
import java.security.acl.Group;
//$Id$
/**
* Identity of an entity (user, process etc)
* @author Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com
* @since Nov 16, 2007
* @version $Revision$
*/
public interface Identity extends Serializable
{
/**
* Get the name of the identity
* @return
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Get the Role (Role or RoleGroup)
* @return
*/
public Role getRole();
/**
* Return a Group only if it has been set
* @return
*/
public Group asGroup();
/**
* Returns a Principal only if it set
* @return
*/
public Principal asPrincipal();
}