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 Terminology you'll need
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-*   **Subject** - Security specific user 'view' of an application user. It can be a human being, a third-party process, a server connecting to you application application, or even a cron job. Basically, it is anything or anyone communicating with your application.
+*   **Subject** - Security specific user 'view' of an application user. It can be a human being, a third-party process, a server connecting to you application, or even a cron job. Basically, it is anything or anyone communicating with your application.
 
 *   **Principals** - A subjects identifying attributes. First name, last name, social security number, username