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+/*
+ * Copyright 2005-2010 the original author or authors.
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * 
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */ 
+package org.wamblee.security.authentication;
+
+/**
+ * Validator of names.
+ * 
+ * @author Erik Brakkee
+ */
+public interface NameValidator {
+    /**
+     * Validates a name.
+     * 
+     * @param aName
+     *            Name
+     * 
+     * @return True iff the validationo is ok. 
+     */
+    boolean validate(String aName);
+}