// ===========================================================================
// Copyright (c) 1996 Mort Bay Consulting Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved.
// $Id: UserRealm.java,v 1.3 2001/10/21 00:26:11 gregwilkins Exp $
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

package org.mortbay.http;

/* ------------------------------------------------------------ */
/** User Realm.
 *
 * This interface should be specialized to provide specific user
 * lookup and authentication using arbitrary methods.
 *
 * @version $Id: UserRealm.java,v 1.3 2001/10/21 00:26:11 gregwilkins Exp $
 * @author Greg Wilkins (gregw)
 */
public interface UserRealm
{
    static public String __UserRole="org.mortbay.http.User";
    
    public String getName();

    public UserPrincipal getUser(String username);
}