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package org.acegisecurity.acls.domain;

import org.acegisecurity.acls.Acl;


/**
 * Strategy used by {@link AclImpl} to determine whether a principal is permitted to call
 * adminstrative methods on the <code>AclImpl</code>.
 *
 * @author Ben Alex
 * @version $Id: AclAuthorizationStrategy.java 1784 2007-02-24 21:00:24Z luke_t $
 */
public interface AclAuthorizationStrategy {
    //~ Static fields/initializers =====================================================================================

    int CHANGE_OWNERSHIP = 0;
    int CHANGE_AUDITING = 1;
    int CHANGE_GENERAL = 2;

    //~ Methods ========================================================================================================

    void securityCheck(Acl acl, int changeType);
}
