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package org.jbpm.security;
import org.jbpm.svc.Service;
/**
* Responsible for knowing which user is currently logged in.
*
* @author Original author n.n. (maybe Tom?), [email protected]
*/
public interface AuthenticationService extends Service {
/**
* retrieve the currently authenticated actor
*/
String getActorId();
/**
* set the currently authenticated actor. This method maybe ignored
* by some implementations (e.g. when using JAAS it is not a good idea
* to change the authenticated actor).
*/
void setActorId(String actorId);
}