Project JXTA

net.jxta.credential
Interface PrivilegedOperation

All Superinterfaces:
Credential
All Known Subinterfaces:
PrivledgedOperation

public interface PrivilegedOperation
extends Credential

A Privileged Operation is an identifier for an operation whose usage is restricted. It is represented as a credential so that users and providers can prevent the unauthorized creation of privledges.

Each operation is associated with an offerer. The offerer is the identity which created the operation.


Method Summary
 Credential getOfferer()
          Returns the offerer of this operation.
 
Methods inherited from interface net.jxta.credential.Credential
getDocument, getPeerGroupID, getPeerID, getSourceService, getSubject, isExpired, isValid
 

Method Detail

getOfferer

Credential getOfferer()
Returns the offerer of this operation. The offerer is the identity which created the operation.

Returns:
the offerer of the operation.

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