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+/*******************************************************************************
+ * ============LICENSE_START====================================================
+ * * org.onap.aaf
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Copyright © 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * * ===========================================================================
+ * * Licensed under the Apache 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
+ * * 
+ *  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * * 
+ *  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * * limitations under the License.
+ * * ============LICENSE_END====================================================
+ * *
+ * * ECOMP is a trademark and service mark of AT&T Intellectual Property.
+ * *
+ ******************************************************************************/
+package org.onap.aaf.cadi;
+
+import java.security.Principal;
+
+/**
+ * The unique element of TAF is that we establish the relationship/mechanism to mutate the Principal derived from
+ * one Authentication mechanism into a trustable Principal of another.  The mechanism needs to be decided by system
+ * trusting.  
+ * 
+ * The Generic "T" is used so that the code used will be very specific for the implementation, enforced by Compiler
+ * 
+ * This interface will allow differences of trusting Transmutation of Authentication 
+ *
+ */
+public interface Transmutate<T> {
+	/**
+	 * Mutate the (assumed validated) Principal into the expected Principal name to be used to construct
+	 * 
+	 * @param p
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public T mutate(Principal p);
+}