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1 package org.apache.turbine.services.crypto;
2
3 /*
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18
19 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException JavaDoc;
20
21 import org.apache.turbine.services.Service;
22
23 /**
24  * The Crypto Service manages the availability of various crypto
25  * sources. It provides a consistent interface to things like the
26  * various java.security Message Digest stuff or the Unix Crypt
27  * algorithm.
28  *
29  * It contains no actual crypto code so it should be fine to import/export
30  * everywhere.
31  *
32  * @author <a HREF="mailto:hps@intermeta.de">Henning P. Schmiedehausen</a>
33  * @version $Id: CryptoService.java,v 1.6.2.2 2004/05/20 03:05:17 seade Exp $
34  */
35 public interface CryptoService
36         extends Service
37 {
38     /** The name of the service */
39     String JavaDoc SERVICE_NAME = "CryptoService";
40
41     /**
42      * Returns a CryptoAlgorithm Object which represents the requested
43      * crypto algorithm.
44      *
45      * @param algorithm Name of the requested algorithm
46      * @return An Object representing the algorithm
47      * @throws NoSuchAlgorithmException Requested algorithm is not available
48      */
49     CryptoAlgorithm getCryptoAlgorithm(String JavaDoc algorithm)
50             throws NoSuchAlgorithmException JavaDoc;
51 }
52
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