public interface GrantedAuthority extends Serializable
Authentication
object.
A GrantedAuthority
must either represent itself as a
String
or be specifically supported by an AccessDecisionManager
.
Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
---|---|
String |
getAuthority()
If the
GrantedAuthority can be represented as a String and that
String is sufficient in precision to be relied upon for an access control decision by an AccessDecisionManager (or delegate), this method should return such a String . |
String getAuthority()
GrantedAuthority
can be represented as a String
and that
String
is sufficient in precision to be relied upon for an access control decision by an AccessDecisionManager
(or delegate), this method should return such a String
.
If the GrantedAuthority
cannot be expressed with sufficient precision as a String
,
null
should be returned. Returning null
will require an
AccessDecisionManager
(or delegate) to specifically support the GrantedAuthority
implementation, so returning null
should be avoided unless actually required.
null
if the granted authority cannot be
expressed as a String
with sufficient precision).