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18  
19  package org.eclipse.jetty.jaas;
20  
21  import java.security.Principal;
22  import java.security.acl.Group;
23  
24  public interface RoleCheckPolicy 
25  {
26      /* ------------------------------------------------ */
27      /** Check if a role is either a runAsRole or in a set of roles
28       * @param roleName the role to check
29       * @param runAsRole a pushed role (can be null)
30       * @param roles a Group whose Principals are role names
31       * @return <code>true</code> if <code>role</code> equals <code>runAsRole</code> or is a member of <code>roles</code>.
32       */
33      public boolean checkRole (String roleName, Principal runAsRole, Group roles);
34      
35  }