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package java.security;
/**
* {@code Guard} implementors protect access to other objects.
*/
public interface Guard {
/**
* Checks whether access to the specified {@code Object} should be granted.
* This method returns silently if access is granted, otherwise a {@code
* SecurityException} is thrown.
*
* @param object
* the object to be protected by this {@code Guard}.
* @throws SecurityException
* if access is not granted.
*/
public void checkGuard(Object object) throws SecurityException;
}