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package org.jboss.ws.extensions.security.element;

/**
 * <code>Token</code> represnts an authenticated identifier contained in a
 * WS-Security message.
 *
 * @author Jason T. Greene
 * @version $Id: Token.java 1757 2006-12-22 15:40:24Z thomas.diesler@jboss.com $
 */
public interface Token extends SecurityElement
{

   /**
    * Returns a uniquely identifying content that facilitates reuse of that token
    * (by making an additional reference instead of copying).
    *
    * @return the unique content
    */
   public Object getUniqueContent();
}