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0N/Apackage java.security;
0N/A
0N/A/**
0N/A * This interface represents the abstract notion of a principal, which
0N/A * can be used to represent any entity, such as an individual, a
0N/A * corporation, and a login id.
0N/A *
0N/A * @see java.security.cert.X509Certificate
0N/A *
0N/A * @author Li Gong
0N/A */
0N/Apublic interface Principal {
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Compares this principal to the specified object. Returns true
0N/A * if the object passed in matches the principal represented by
0N/A * the implementation of this interface.
0N/A *
0N/A * @param another principal to compare with.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return true if the principal passed in is the same as that
0N/A * encapsulated by this principal, and false otherwise.
0N/A
0N/A */
0N/A public boolean equals(Object another);
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns a string representation of this principal.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return a string representation of this principal.
0N/A */
0N/A public String toString();
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns a hashcode for this principal.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return a hashcode for this principal.
0N/A */
0N/A public int hashCode();
0N/A
0N/A /**
0N/A * Returns the name of this principal.
0N/A *
0N/A * @return the name of this principal.
0N/A */
0N/A public String getName();
0N/A}