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19 package org.apache.shiro.web.mgt;
20
21 import org.apache.shiro.mgt.SecurityManager;
22
23 /**
24 * This interface represents a {@link SecurityManager} implementation that can used in web-enabled applications.
25 *
26 * @since 1.0
27 */
28 public interface WebSecurityManager extends SecurityManager {
29
30 /**
31 * Security information needs to be retained from request to request, so Shiro makes use of a
32 * session for this. Typically, a security manager will use the servlet container's HTTP session
33 * but custom session implementations, for example based on EhCache, may also be used. This
34 * method indicates whether the security manager is using the HTTP session or not.
35 *
36 * @return <code>true</code> if the security manager is using the HTTP session; otherwise,
37 * <code>false</code>.
38 */
39 boolean isHttpSessionMode();
40 }