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19:
20: /**
21: * Interface for objects representing users.
22: *
23: *
24: * @version $Revision: 494012 $
25: */
26:
27: public interface User {
28:
29: /**
30: * Return the user name of this user
31: *
32: * @return the user name for this user
33: */
34: String getUserName();
35:
36: /**
37: * Return true if pass matches password of this user.
38: *
39: * @param pass the password to test
40: * @return whether the password being tested is valid
41: */
42: boolean verifyPassword(String pass);
43:
44: /**
45: * Sets new password from String. No checks made on guessability of
46: * password.
47: *
48: * @param newPass the String that is the new password.
49: * @return true if newPass successfully added
50: */
51: boolean setPassword(String newPass);
52: }
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