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1   // ========================================================================
2   // $Id: RoleCheckPolicy.java 1001 2006-09-23 09:31:51Z janb $
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15  
16  package org.mortbay.jetty.plus.jaas;
17  
18  import java.security.Principal;
19  import java.security.acl.Group;
20  
21  
22  public interface RoleCheckPolicy 
23  {
24      /* ------------------------------------------------ */
25      /** Check if a role is either a runAsRole or in a set of roles
26       * @param roleName the role to check
27       * @param runAsRole a pushed role (can be null)
28       * @param roles a Group whose Principals are role names
29       * @return <code>true</code> if <code>role</code> equals <code>runAsRole</code> or is a member of <code>roles</code>.
30       */
31      public boolean checkRole (String roleName, Principal runAsRole, Group roles);
32      
33  }