AuthenticationToken.java

package org.yamcs.security;

/**
 * Created by msc on 05/05/15.
 */
public interface AuthenticationToken {
    /**
     * Returns the account identity submitted during the authentication process.
     *
     * <p>Ultimately, the object returned is application specific and can represent
     * any account identity (user id, X.509 certificate, etc).
     *
     * @return the account identity submitted during the authentication process.
     */
    Object getPrincipal();

}