Subject
Class Subject
- java.lang.Object
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- javax.security.auth.Subject
- All Implemented Interfaces:
- Serializable
public final class Subject extends Object implements Serializable
A Subject represents a grouping of related information for a single entity, such as a person. Such information includes the Subject's identities as well as its security-related attributes (passwords and cryptographic keys, for example).
Subjects may potentially have multiple identities. Each identity is represented as a Principal within the Subject. Principals simply bind names to a Subject. For example, a Subject that happens to be a person, Alice, m
