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package bali.notary;

import bali.language.BaliComponent;
import java.net.URI;


/**
 * This class defines a digital citation that references a document in a way
 * that ensures the document cannot be modified without detection.
 *
 * @author Derk Norton
 */
public final class Citation extends BaliComponent {

    /**
     * A reference to the cited document.
     */
    public URI citedDocument;

    /**
     * The hashing algorithm used for this citation.
     */
    public String hashingAlgorithm;

    /**
     * A cryptographic hash of the UTF-8 byte encoding for the document
     * being cited.  If the document is changed, this hash value will no
     * longer be valid.
     */
    public byte[] documentHash;

}