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package org.refcodes.forwardsecrecy;
import org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor;
/**
* A {@link CipherVersion} represents a cipher (used for symmetric encryption
* respectively decryption) related to a cypher's version (UID). Implementation
* specific https://www.metacodes.proizations might add attributes to determine
* whether a {@link CipherVersion} is outdated and must be replaced by a new
* {@link CipherVersion} or other attributes helpful for housekeeping and
* management of {@link CipherVersion} instances. The {@link CipherVersion}
* instances are (indirectly) bound to a namespace.
*/
public interface CipherVersion extends UniversalIdAccessor, Comparable {
/**
* Returns the cipher attribute.
*
* @return The actual cipher.
*/
String getCipher();
}