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package org.picketlink.idm.spi.model;
/**
* Represents credential related to IdentityObject
*
* @author Boleslaw Dawidowicz
* @version : 0.1 $
*/
public interface IdentityObjectCredential
{
/**
*
* @return
*/
IdentityObjectCredentialType getType();
/**
* @return Should return either String for text based credentials or byte[] for binary
*/
Object getValue();
/**
* @return encoded value. For example hash from a string password.
* Should return either String for text based credentials or byte[] for binary.
* May return null if credential implementaion doesn't provide encoding mechanism.
* IdentityStore is not obligated to use encoded value.
*/
Object getEncodedValue();
}