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package com.adobe.granite.oauth.jwt;

/**
 * The {@code JwtValidator} provides an API to validate JWT formatted token
 * as defined in http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-oauth-json-web-token-16
 */
public interface JwtValidator {

    /**
     * Validates the JWT with regards to the "nbf" (not before) and "exp" (expiration time) claims being valid at the
     * given time.
     *
     * @param jwt the Jwt to validate
     * @param time a UTC timestamp for checking the validity
     * @return {code true} if the JWT can be accepted for processing, {@code false} otherwise
     */
    boolean validate(String jwt, long time);

}