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package gnu.crypto.keyring; // -*- c-basic-offset: 3 -*-
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
/**
* The top-level interface to a keyring: a file that is used to
* store and protect public and private cryptographic keys.
*
* A keyring is modelled as a mapping of one alias to one or
* more entries (optionally of different types).
*
* See also the sub-interfaces {@link IPublicKeyring} and
* {@link IPrivateKeyring} for special types of keyrings --the difference
* being in the type of entries they contain.
*
* @version $Revision: 1.4 $
*/
public interface IKeyring {
/**
* Property name for the source of data to load the keyring from. The
* value mapped must be a {@link java.io.InputStream}.
*/
public static final String KEYRING_DATA_IN = "gnu.crypto.keyring.data.in";
/**
* Property name for the data sink to store the keyring to. The value
* mapped must be a {@link java.io.OutputStream}.
*/
public static final String KEYRING_DATA_OUT = "gun.crypto.keyring.data.out";
/**
* Property name for the keyring's top-level password, used to
* authenticate and/or transform the store itself. The mapped value must be a
* char array.
*/
public static final String KEYRING_PASSWORD = "gnu.crypto.keyring.password";
/**
* Loads a keyring into memory.
*
* What happens to the current contents of this keyring? are the new ones
* merged with the current ones or do they simply replace them?
*
* @param attributes The attributes that designate the source where the store
* is to be loaded from. What happens
* @throws IllegalArgumentException If the attributes are inappropriate.
* @throws IOException If the keyring file cannot be read.
* @throws SecurityException If the given password is incorrect, or if the
* top-level authentication or decryption fails.
*/
void load(Map attributes) throws IOException;
/**
* Stores the contents of this keyring to persistent storage as specified
* by the designated attributes.
*
* @param attributes the attributes that define where the contents of this
* keyring will be stored.
* @throws IOException if an exception occurs during the process.
*/
void store(Map attributes) throws IOException;
/**
* Resets this keyring, clearing all sensitive data. This method always
* suceeds.
*/
void reset();
/**
* Returns the number of entries in this keyring.
*
* @return The number of current entries in this keyring.
*/
int size();
/**
* Returns an {@link Enumeration} of all aliases (instances of
* {@link String}) in this keyring.
*
* @return The enumeration of {@link String}s each representing an
* alias found in this keyring.
*/
Enumeration aliases();
/**
* Tests whether or not this keyring contains the given alias.
*
* @param alias The alias to check.
* @return true if this keyring contains the alias.
*/
boolean containsAlias(String alias);
/**
* Returns a {@link List} of entries (instances of {@link Entry}) for the
* given alias, or null if there no such entry
* exists.
*
* @param alias The alias of the entry(ies) to return.
* @return A list of all entries (instances of {@link Entry} that have the
* given alias, or null if no one {@link Entry} can
* be found with the designated alias.
*/
List get(String alias);
/**
* Adds a designated {@link Entry} to this keyring.
*
* What happens if there is already an entry with the same alias?
*
* @param entry The entry to put in this keyring.
*/
void add(Entry entry);
/**
* Removes an entry with the designated alias from this
* keyring. Does nothing if there was no such entry.
*
* What happens if there are more than one?
*
* @param alias The alias of the entry to remove.
*/
void remove(String alias);
}