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package de.intarsys.pdf.crypt;

public interface IAccessPermissionsSupport {

    /**
     * The access permissions active for the document.
     * 
     * The return value of this method not only depends on the permissions
     * encoded by the {@link ISecurityHandler}, but also on the outcome of the
     * authentication.
     * 
     * A negative authentication should result in no permissions, a positive
     * authentication should result either in the encoded permissions for a user
     * authentication or in all permissions for a successful owner
     * authentication.
     *
     * @return The access permissions active for the document.
     */
    IAccessPermissions getAccessPermissions();
}