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package com.hpe.caf.api;
/**
* Provides a method of encrypting and decrypting string data, such as passwords.
*/
public interface Cipher
{
/**
* Decrypt a string.
*
* @param input the data to decrypt
* @return the decrypted data
* @throws CipherException if the decryption fails
*/
String decrypt(String input)
throws CipherException;
/**
* Encrypt a string.
*
* @param input the data to encrypt
* @return the encrypted data
* @throws CipherException if the encryption fails
*/
String encrypt(String input)
throws CipherException;
}