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+/*************************************************************************
+/* Principal.java -- A security entity
+/*
+/* Copyright (c) 1998 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+/* Written by Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+/*
+/* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+/* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published 
+/* by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+/* (at your option) any later verion.
+/*
+/* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+/* WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+/* GNU Library General Public License for more details.
+/*
+/* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
+/* along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation
+/* Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+package java.security;
+
+/**
+  * This interface models an entity (such as a user or a certificate authority)
+  * for the purposes of applying the Java security model.
+  *
+  * @version 0.0
+  *
+  * @author Aaron M. Renn (arenn@urbanophile.com)
+  */
+public interface Principal
+{
+
+/**
+  * This method returns a <code>String</code> that names this 
+  * <code>Principal</code>.
+  *
+  * @return The name of this <code>Principal</code>.
+  */
+public abstract String
+getName();
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method tests another <code>Principal</code> object for equality
+  * with this one.
+  * 
+  * @param obj The <code>Object</code> (which is a <code>Principal</code>) to test for equality against.
+  *
+  * @return <code>true</code> if the specified <code>Principal</code> is equal to this one, <code>false</code> otherwise.
+  */
+public abstract boolean
+equals(Object obj);
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns a hash code value for this <code>Principal</code>.
+  *
+  * @return A hash value
+  */
+public abstract int
+hashCode();
+
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+  * This method returns a <code>String</code> representation of this
+  * <code>Principal</code>.
+  *
+  * @return This <code>Principal</code> represented as a <code>String</code>.
+  */
+public abstract String
+toString();
+
+} // interface Principal
+