Class UserPrincipal

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Principal


    public final class UserPrincipal
    extends Object
    implements Principal, Serializable
    A user principal identified by a username or account name.

    After successful authentication, a user Principal can be associated with a particular Subject to augment that Subject with an additional identity. Authorization decisions can then be based upon the Principals that are associated with a Subject.

    This class is immutable.

    Since:
    1.6
    See Also:
    Serialized Form