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  * Copyright 2007-2008 The Kuali Foundation

  *

  * Licensed under the Educational Community License, Version 2.0 (the "License");

  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

  * You may obtain a copy of the License at

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 package org.kuali.rice.kim.bo.entity;

 import java.io.Serializable;

 /**

  * principal for a KIM entity

  * @author Kuali Rice Team (rice.collab@kuali.org)

  */

 public interface KimPrincipal extends Serializable {

     /**

      * Gets this {@link KimPrincipal}'s id.

      * @return the id for this {@link KimPrincipal}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         String getPrincipalId();

         /**

      * Gets this {@link KimPrincipal}'s name.

      * @return the name for this {@link KimPrincipal}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         String getPrincipalName();

         /**

      * Gets this {@link KimPrincipal}'s password.

      * @return the password for this {@link KimPrincipal}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         String getPassword();

         /**

      * Gets this {@link KimPrincipal}'s entity id.

      * @return the entity id for this {@link KimPrincipal}, or null if none has been assigned.

      */

         String getEntityId();

         boolean isActive();

 }