Package ch.patchcode.jback.secModel

This package solely contains an abstract security model, i.e., only interfaces.

The sole intention is to layout security relations: What are the fundamental entities, both in the business domain and in the security domain.

In this model, it turned out, the security domain is on top of the business domain (not next to, below, or in it). The business domain is security-unaware (but has a concept of (unprotected) privileges).

In the business domain there are Roles, Persons, Organisations and Privileges.

In the security domain there are Users, Principals and AuthenticationMeans.

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
AuthenticationMean	A mean by which a Principal can be authenticated.
Organisation	A body of Persons, formed for a self-given purpose.
Person	A person, or individual, as such.
Principal<TPerson extends Person,TPrivilege extends Privilege,TAuthenticationMean extends AuthenticationMean>	Something that can be authenticated through some AuthenticationMeans and then has some Privileges.
Privilege	Some privilege, or permission.
Role<TOrganisation extends Organisation,TPerson extends Person,TPrivilege extends Privilege>	Some role, taken by a particular Person in a particular Organisation with some particular Privileges.
User<TOrganisation extends Organisation,TPerson extends Person,TPrincipal extends Principal<TPerson,TPrivilege,TAuthenticationMean>,TAuthenticationMean extends AuthenticationMean,TPrivilege extends Privilege,TRole extends Role<TOrganisation,TPerson,TPrivilege>>	Combines the two aspects of taking a Role linked to an authenticated Principal.