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package flex.messaging.security;
import java.security.Principal;
/**
* The principal Converter interface.
*/
public interface PrincipalConverter
{
/**
* Classes that implement the flex.messaging.security.PrinciplaConverter interface, to convert a J2EE Principal to a
* Flex Principal impl. A Flex Principal impl is specific to different Application Servers and will be used by Flex to
* do security authorization check, which calls security framework API specific to Application Servers.
*/
Principal convertPrincipal(Principal principal);
}