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13  
14  package org.eclipse.jetty.plus.jaas;
15  
16  import java.security.Principal;
17  import java.security.acl.Group;
18  
19  
20  public interface RoleCheckPolicy 
21  {
22      /* ------------------------------------------------ */
23      /** Check if a role is either a runAsRole or in a set of roles
24       * @param roleName the role to check
25       * @param runAsRole a pushed role (can be null)
26       * @param roles a Group whose Principals are role names
27       * @return <code>true</code> if <code>role</code> equals <code>runAsRole</code> or is a member of <code>roles</code>.
28       */
29      public boolean checkRole (String roleName, Principal runAsRole, Group roles);
30      
31  }