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/*
 * Copyright [2007] [University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, Inc.]
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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package org.opensaml.xml.security.x509;

import java.util.Set;

import org.opensaml.xml.security.Criteria;
import org.opensaml.xml.security.CriteriaSet;
import org.opensaml.xml.security.Resolver;
import org.opensaml.xml.security.SecurityException;

/**
 * A resolver which uses {@link Criteria} to resolve {@link PKIXValidationInformation}, which will typically be used
 * PKIX-based trust engines.
 * 
 * Implementations may also optionally implement {@link #resolveTrustedNames(CriteriaSet)}, which will 
 * return a set of trusted names associated with the entity implied by the criteria.  These trusted names
 * may be used to validate (in an application-specific manner) that an entity is trusted to wield a particular
 * certificate.
 */
public interface PKIXValidationInformationResolver extends Resolver {
    
    /**
     * Resolve a set of trusted names associated with the entity indicated by the criteria.  This method
     * is optional to implement.
     * 
     * @param criteriaSet set of criteria used to determine or resolve the trusted names
     * @return the set of certificate names trusted for an entity
     * @throws SecurityException thrown if there is an error resolving the trusted names
     * @throws UnsupportedOperationException thrown if this optional method is not supported by the implementation
     */
    public Set resolveTrustedNames(CriteriaSet criteriaSet)
        throws SecurityException, UnsupportedOperationException;
    
    /**
     * Check whether resolution of trusted names is supported.
     * 
     * @return true if the implementation supports resolution of trusted names, otherwise false
     */
    public boolean supportsTrustedNameResolution();

}