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package org.xipki.password;
/**
* Password resolver interface.
*
* @author Lijun Liao
* @since 2.0.0
*/
public interface PasswordResolver {
/**
* Resolve the password.
* @param passwordHint
* Hint of the password. Must not be {@code null}.
* @return the resolved password
* @throws PasswordResolverException
* if cannot resolve the password
*/
char[] resolvePassword(String passwordHint)
throws PasswordResolverException;
public String protectPassword(String protocol, char[] password)
throws PasswordResolverException;
}