All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
All Known Implementing Classes:
GrantedAuthoritySid, PrincipalSid

public interface Sid extends Serializable
A security identity recognised by the ACL system.

This interface provides indirection between actual security objects (eg principals, roles, groups etc) and what is stored inside an Acl. This is because an Acl will not store an entire security object, but only an abstraction of it. This interface therefore provides a simple way to compare these abstracted security identities with other security identities and actual security objects.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    Refer to the java.lang.Object documentation for the interface contract.
    int
    Refer to the java.lang.Object documentation for the interface contract.
  • Method Details

    • equals

      boolean equals(Object obj)
      Refer to the java.lang.Object documentation for the interface contract.
      Overrides:
      equals in class Object
      Parameters:
      obj - to be compared
      Returns:
      true if the objects are equal, false otherwise
    • hashCode

      int hashCode()
      Refer to the java.lang.Object documentation for the interface contract.
      Overrides:
      hashCode in class Object
      Returns:
      a hash code representation of this object