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package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.security.authc;
/**
* Interface for a token that is used for authentication. This token is the representation of the authentication
* information that is presented with a request. The token will be extracted by a {@link Realm} and subsequently
* used by a Realm to attempt authentication of a user.
*/
public interface AuthenticationToken {
String principal();
Object credentials();
void clearCredentials();
}