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title: 'API docs: security.subject.principals'
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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/security](./security.md) &gt; [Subject](./security.subject.md) &gt; [principals](./security.subject.principals.md)

## Subject.principals property

An array of principals. It can include information about the current user, the client application, and granted authorities.

`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
principals: Set<TypedPrincipal>;
```

