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package org.apache.james.services;

/**
 * Interface for objects representing users.
 *
 *
 * @version $Revision: 494012 $
 */

public interface User {

    /**
     * Return the user name of this user
     *
     * @return the user name for this user
     */
    String getUserName();

    /**
     * Return true if pass matches password of this user.
     *
     * @param pass the password to test
     * @return whether the password being tested is valid
     */
    boolean verifyPassword(String pass);

    /**
     * Sets new password from String. No checks made on guessability of
     * password.
     *
     * @param newPass the String that is the new password.
     * @return true if newPass successfully added
     */
    boolean setPassword(String newPass);
}