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package org.opensaml.xmlsec.keyinfo;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;

import org.opensaml.security.SecurityException;
import org.opensaml.security.credential.Credential;
import org.opensaml.xmlsec.signature.KeyInfo;

/**
 * Interface for implementations which generate a {@link KeyInfo} based on keying material and other
 * information found within a {@link Credential}.
 */
public interface KeyInfoGenerator {
    
    /**
     * Generate a new KeyInfo object based on keying material and other information within a credential. 
     * 
     * @param credential the credential containing keying material and possibly other information
     * @return a new KeyInfo object or null if nothing was generated
     * @throws SecurityException thrown if there is any error generating the new KeyInfo from the credential
     */
    @Nullable public KeyInfo generate(@Nullable final Credential credential) throws SecurityException;

}




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