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OAuth 2.0 SDK with OpenID Connection extensions for developing client and server applications.

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/*
 * oauth2-oidc-sdk
 *
 * Copyright 2012-2016, Connect2id Ltd and contributors.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
 * this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the
 * License at
 *
 *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed
 * under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
 * CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */

package com.nimbusds.oauth2.sdk;


/**
 * Enumeration of the OAuth 2.0 roles.
 *
 * Related specifications:
 *
 * 

 *     OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749)
 * 
 */
public enum Role {


	/**
	 * An entity capable of granting access to a protected resource. When 
	 * the resource owner is a person, it is referred to as an end-user.
	 */
	RESOURCE_OWNER,


	/**
	 * The server hosting the protected resources, capable of accepting
	 * and responding to protected resource requests using access tokens.
	 */
	RESOURCE_SERVER,


	/**
	 * An application making protected resource requests on behalf of the
	 * resource owner and with its authorization.  The term "client" does
	 * not imply any particular implementation characteristics (e.g.
	 * whether the application executes on a server, a desktop, or other
	 * devices).
	 */
	CLIENT,


	/**
	 * The server issuing access tokens to the client after successfully
	 * authenticating the resource owner and obtaining authorization.
	 */
	AUTHORIZATION_SERVER
}