com.sun.security.auth (Java SE 9 & JDK 9 )

Provides implementations of Principal.

Since:: 1.4

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
PrincipalComparator	An object that implements the `java.security.Principal` interface typically also implements this interface to provide a means for comparing that object to a specified `Subject`.

Class Summary
Class	Description
LdapPrincipal	A principal identified by a distinguished name as specified by RFC 2253.
NTDomainPrincipal	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents the name of the Windows NT domain into which the user authenticated.
NTNumericCredential	This class abstracts an NT security token and provides a mechanism to do same-process security impersonation.
NTSid	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents information about a Windows NT user, group or realm.
NTSidDomainPrincipal	This class extends `NTSid` and represents a Windows NT user's domain SID.
NTSidGroupPrincipal	This class extends `NTSid` and represents one of the groups to which a Windows NT user belongs.
NTSidPrimaryGroupPrincipal	This class extends `NTSid` and represents a Windows NT user's primary group SID.
NTSidUserPrincipal	This class extends `NTSid` and represents a Windows NT user's SID.
NTUserPrincipal	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents a Windows NT user.
PolicyFile	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. As of JDK 1.4, replaced by `sun.security.provider.PolicyFile`.
SolarisNumericGroupPrincipal	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. As of JDK 1.4, replaced by `UnixNumericGroupPrincipal`.
SolarisNumericUserPrincipal	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. As of JDK 1.4, replaced by `UnixNumericUserPrincipal`.
SolarisPrincipal	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. As of JDK 1.4, replaced by `UnixPrincipal`.
UnixNumericGroupPrincipal	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents a user's Unix group identification number (GID).
UnixNumericUserPrincipal	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents a user's Unix identification number (UID).
UnixPrincipal	This class implements the `Principal` interface and represents a Unix user.
UserPrincipal	A user principal identified by a username or account name.
X500Principal	Deprecated, for removal: This API element is subject to removal in a future version. A new X500Principal class is available in the Java platform.