jGuardPrincipal

jGuardPrincipal

what is a principal?

In jGuard, a Principal is handled as a role. jGuard handle mainly the jGuardPrincipal class provided. it may support other java.security.Principal implementations.

What is a Role?

a role is an 'abstract' notion which is not shared in the same way by many people.

• a group is a collection of people.
• a role is a responsability owned by a collection of people, which implies some permissions.
• so, a role is 'linked' to people AND permissions.
• a group is only 'linked' to people.