Title: Design - Container
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## Container

Sub-component of [OpenEJB](-design.html)

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## Definition

An Enterprise JavaBeans container enforce the container-bean contract for
an EJB 1.1, 2.0, 2.1 or 3.0 bean type. Containers for custom container-bean
contracts can also be created.

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## Also Known As
 * Container Provider

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## Responsibilities
 * Adopt the OpenEJB architecture
 * Use the Transaction Manager assigned to the container system to assist
in handling transactions
 * Use the Security Manager assigned to the container system to assist in
enforcing security and privileges
 * Implement the org.apache.openejb.Container interface

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## Related Classes
 * org.apache.openejb.Container

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## Implementations
 * [Stateful SessionBean Container](design-stateful-sessionbean-container.html)
 * [Stateless SessionBean Container](design-stateless-sessionbean-container.html)
 * [BMP EntityBean Container](design-bmp-entitybean-container.html)
 * [CMP EntityBean Container](design-cmp-entitybean-container.html)