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+/*-
+ * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
+ * org.onap.dmaap
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * ================================================================================
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ * ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
+ */
+package org.onap.dmaap.dbcapi.resources;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.NameBinding;
+
+// @Authorization annotation
+@NameBinding
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
+public @interface Authorization {
+
+}