Java in a Nutshell, 5th Edition [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

This
interface represents any entity that may serve as a principal in a
cryptographic transaction of any kind. A Principal
may represent an individual, a computer, or an organization, for
example.

public interface

Principal {
// Public Instance Methods
boolean

equals (Object

another );
String

getName ( );
int

hashCode ( );
String

toString ( );
}

Implementations

Identity,
javax.security.auth.kerberos.KerberosPrincipal,
javax.security.auth.x500.X500Principal

Passed To

IdentityScope.getIdentity( ),
ProtectionDomain.ProtectionDomain( ),
javax.net.ssl.X509ExtendedKeyManager.{chooseEngineClientAlias(
), chooseEngineServerAlias( )},
javax.net.ssl.X509KeyManager.{chooseClientAlias(
), chooseServerAlias( ),
getClientAliases( ), getServerAliases(
)}

Returned By

java.net.SecureCacheResponse.{getLocalPrincipal(
), getPeerPrincipal( )},
java.security.Certificate.{getGuarantor( ),
getPrincipal( )},
ProtectionDomain.getPrincipals( ),
java.security.cert.X509Certificate.{getIssuerDN(
), getSubjectDN( )},
java.security.cert.X509CRL.getIssuerDN( ),
javax.net.ssl.HandshakeCompletedEvent.{getLocalPrincipal(
), getPeerPrincipal( )},
javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection.{getLocalPrincipal(
), getPeerPrincipal( )},
javax.net.ssl.SSLSession.{getLocalPrincipal( ),
getPeerPrincipal( )}