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diff --git a/gnu/java/security/sig/ISignatureCodec.java b/gnu/java/security/sig/ISignatureCodec.java new file mode 100644 index 000000000..119eca5fd --- /dev/null +++ b/gnu/java/security/sig/ISignatureCodec.java @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +/* ISignatureCodec.java -- + Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +This file is a part of GNU Classpath. + +GNU Classpath is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at +your option) any later version. + +GNU Classpath is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with GNU Classpath; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 +USA + +Linking this library statically or dynamically with other modules is +making a combined work based on this library. Thus, the terms and +conditions of the GNU General Public License cover the whole +combination. + +As a special exception, the copyright holders of this library give you +permission to link this library with independent modules to produce an +executable, regardless of the license terms of these independent +modules, and to copy and distribute the resulting executable under +terms of your choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked +independent module, the terms and conditions of the license of that +module. An independent module is a module which is not derived from +or based on this library. If you modify this library, you may extend +this exception to your version of the library, but you are not +obligated to do so. If you do not wish to do so, delete this +exception statement from your version. */ + + +package gnu.java.security.sig; + +import gnu.java.security.Registry; + +/** + * <p>The visible methods of an object that knows how to encode and decode + * cryptographic signatures. Codecs are useful for (a) externalising signature + * output data for storage and on-the-wire transmission, as well as (b) re- + * creating their internal Java representation from external sources.</p> + * + * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ + */ +public interface ISignatureCodec +{ + + // Constants + // ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + /** Constant identifying the <i>Raw</i> encoding format. */ + int RAW_FORMAT = Registry.RAW_ENCODING_ID; + + // Method(s) + // ------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + int getFormatID(); + + byte[] encodeSignature(Object signature); + + Object decodeSignature(byte[] input); +} |