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## src/jdk.security.auth/share/classes/com/sun/security/auth/PrincipalComparator.java

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     1 /*
     2  * Copyright (c) 1999, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
     3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
     4  *
     5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
     7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
     8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
     9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
    10  *
    11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
    12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
    13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
    14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
    15  * accompanied this code).
    16  *
    17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
    18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
    19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
    20  *
    21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
    22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
    38  * if that {@code Subject} belongs to the group.
    39  * Another example application of this method would be for
    40  * "role" object to imply a particular {@code Subject}
    41  * if that {@code Subject} is currently acting in that role.
    42  *
    43  * <p> Although classes that implement this interface typically
    44  * also implement the {@code java.security.Principal} interface,
    45  * it is not required.  In other words, classes may implement the
    46  * {@code java.security.Principal} interface by itself,
    47  * the {@code PrincipalComparator} interface by itself,
    48  * or both at the same time.
    49  *
    50  * @see java.security.Principal
    51  * @see javax.security.auth.Subject
    52  */
    53 public interface PrincipalComparator {
    54     /**
    55      * Check if the specified {@code Subject} is implied by
    56      * this object.
    57      *

    58      * @return true if the specified {@code Subject} is implied by
    59      *          this object, or false otherwise.
    60      */
    61     boolean implies(javax.security.auth.Subject subject);
    62 }
     1 /*
     2  * Copyright (c) 1999, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
     3  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
     4  *
     5  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
     6  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
     7  * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
     8  * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
     9  * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
    10  *
    11  * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
    12  * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
    13  * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
    14  * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
    15  * accompanied this code).
    16  *
    17  * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
    18  * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
    19  * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
    20  *
    21  * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
    22  * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
    38  * if that {@code Subject} belongs to the group.
    39  * Another example application of this method would be for
    40  * "role" object to imply a particular {@code Subject}
    41  * if that {@code Subject} is currently acting in that role.
    42  *
    43  * <p> Although classes that implement this interface typically
    44  * also implement the {@code java.security.Principal} interface,
    45  * it is not required.  In other words, classes may implement the
    46  * {@code java.security.Principal} interface by itself,
    47  * the {@code PrincipalComparator} interface by itself,
    48  * or both at the same time.
    49  *
    50  * @see java.security.Principal
    51  * @see javax.security.auth.Subject
    52  */
    53 public interface PrincipalComparator {
    54     /**
    55      * Check if the specified {@code Subject} is implied by
    56      * this object.
    57      *
    58      * @param  subject the subject to compare
    59      *
    60      * @return true if the specified {@code Subject} is implied by
    61      *          this object, or false otherwise.
    62      */
    63     boolean implies(javax.security.auth.Subject subject);
    64 }

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