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## Subject interface

`Subject` represents both security state and operations for a single application user.

Such operations include: - authentication (login) - authorization (access control) - session access - logout

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
export interface Subject 
```

## Properties

|  Property | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  [principals](./authorization.subject.principals.md) | <code>Principal[]</code> |  |
|  [roles](./authorization.subject.roles.md) | <code>Role[]</code> |  |
|  [scopes](./authorization.subject.scopes.md) | <code>string[]</code> |  |