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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2000-2001,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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16   
17  package org.apache.jetspeed.om.profile;
18  
19  /***
20   * Interface describing security for an entry. 
21   *
22   * @author <a href="mailto:taylor@apache.org">David Sean Taylor</a>
23   * @version $Id: Security.java,v 1.6 2004/02/23 03:05:01 jford Exp $
24   */
25  public interface Security extends Cloneable
26  {   
27      /***
28       * Gets the security entry unique id.
29       * This value is guaranteed to be unique in the security provider namespace.
30       *
31       * @return the id of this entry. 
32       */
33      public String getId();
34      
35      /***
36       * Sets the security entry unique id.
37       * This value is guaranteed to be unique in the security provider namespace.
38       *
39       * @param id the unique id of the security entry.
40       */
41      public void setId(String id);
42   
43      /***
44       * Create a clone of this object
45       */
46      public Object clone()
47          throws java.lang.CloneNotSupportedException;
48  }