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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.crypto;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable;
import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;

/**
 * An CipherProvider contributes support for various cryptographic
 * Ciphers.
 */
@InterfaceAudience.Public
public interface CipherProvider extends Configurable {

  /**
   * Return the provider's name
   */
  public String getName();

  /**
   * Return the set of Ciphers supported by this provider
   */
  public String[] getSupportedCiphers();

  /**
   * Get an Cipher
   * @param name Cipher name, e.g. "AES"
   * @return the appropriate Cipher
   */
  public Cipher getCipher(String name);

}