Identity (PicketBox- Parent 5.1.0.Final API)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Subinterfaces:

CertificateIdentity, CredentialIdentity<T>, KerberosIdentity<T>, OpenIdIdentity<T>, SAMLIdentity<T>, WSTrustIdentity<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleIdentity
```
public interface Identity
extends Serializable
```
Identity of an entity (user, process etc)

Since:

Nov 16, 2007

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Anil.Saldhana@redhat.com

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Group`	`asGroup()`	Return a Group only if it has been set
`Principal`	`asPrincipal()`	Returns a Principal only if it set
`String`	`getName()`	Get the name of the identity
`Role`	`getRole()`	Get the Role (Role or RoleGroup)

- Method Detail
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Get the name of the identity
    
    Returns:
  - getRole
```
Role getRole()
```
    Get the Role (Role or RoleGroup)
    
    Returns:
  - asGroup
```
Group asGroup()
```
    Return a Group only if it has been set
    
    Returns:
  - asPrincipal
```
Principal asPrincipal()
```
    Returns a Principal only if it set
    
    Returns: