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package org.keycloak.vault;
import java.util.Optional;
/**
* A {@link String} based representation of the secret obtained from the vault that supports automated cleanup of memory.
* In this case, due to the immutable nature of strings, the cleanup should consist in releasing any references to the
* secret string so it can be disposed by the GC as soon as possible.
*
* @author Stefan Guilhen
*/
public interface VaultStringSecret extends AutoCloseable {
/**
* Returns the secret represented as a {@link String}.
* @return If the secret was successfully resolved by vault, returns an {@link Optional} containing the value returned
* by the vault as a {@link String} (a valid value can be {@code null}), or an empty {@link Optional}
*/
Optional get();
/**
* Destroys the secret in memory by e.g. overwriting it with random garbage or release references in case of immutable
* secrets.
*/
@Override
void close();
}