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+/**
+ * ============LICENSE_START====================================================
+ * org.onap.ccsdk
+ * ===========================================================================
+ * Copyright (c) 2023 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====================================================
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.onap.ccsdk.apps.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
+ * @author Jonathan
+ *
+ */
+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);
+}