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017    package org.apache.geronimo.security.jaas;
018    
019    /**
020     * @version $Rev: 487175 $ $Date: 2006-12-14 03:10:31 -0800 (Thu, 14 Dec 2006) $
021     */
022    public interface JaasLoginModuleChain {
023        /**
024         * Gets the login module that this node in the chain corresponds to
025         * (a LoginModuleGBean).
026         */
027        LoginModuleSettings getLoginModule();
028    
029        /**
030         * Gets the ObjectName of the next node in the chain after this one
031         * (another JaasLoginModuleChain).
032         *
033         * @return The ObjectName of the next node, in String form, or null
034         *         if this is the last.
035         */
036        public JaasLoginModuleChain getNext();
037    
038        /**
039         * The String form of the control flag for the login module at this
040         * position in the chain.
041         */
042        public String getControlFlag();
043    
044        /**
045         * The String form of the control flag for the login module at this
046         * position in the chain.
047         */
048        public void setControlFlag(String controlFlag);
049    
050    }