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package com.perforce.p4java.extension.server;
/**
* Principal and credential information used to authenticate a user against a
* Perforce server connection.
*/
public interface PrincipalCredential {
/**
* @return the String principal, typically a user name. Never null.
*/
String getPrincipal();
/**
* @return the String credential (password). Never null, though may be empty
* if there is no password associated with this principal.
*/
String getCredential();
/**
* Indicates whether or not this is valid. What constitutes a valid
* PrincipalCredential is left up to the implementation.
*
* @return the boolean indicating validity.
*/
boolean isValid();
}