gcc/libjava/classpath/gnu/javax/crypto/keyring/IKeyring.java

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package gnu.javax.crypto.keyring;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Enumeration;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * <p>The top-level interface to a <i>keyring:</i> a file that is used to
 * store and protect public and private cryptographic keys.</p>
 *
 * <p>A <i>keyring</i> is modelled as a mapping of one <i>alias</i> to one or
 * more <i>entries</i> (optionally of different types).</p>
 *
 * <p>See also the sub-interfaces {@link IPublicKeyring} and
 * {@link IPrivateKeyring} for special types of <i>keyrings</i> --the difference
 * being in the type of entries they contain.</p>
 */
public interface IKeyring
{

  /**
   * <p>Property name for the source of data to load the keyring from. The
   * value mapped must be a {@link java.io.InputStream}.</p>
   */
  public static final String KEYRING_DATA_IN = "gnu.crypto.keyring.data.in";

  /**
   * <p>Property name for the data sink to store the keyring to. The value
   * mapped must be a {@link java.io.OutputStream}.</p>
   */
  public static final String KEYRING_DATA_OUT = "gun.crypto.keyring.data.out";

  /**
   * <p>Property name for the keyring's top-level password, used to
   * authenticate and/or transform the store itself. The mapped value must be a
   * char array.</p>
   */
  public static final String KEYRING_PASSWORD = "gnu.crypto.keyring.password";

  /**
   * <p>Loads a keyring into memory.</p>
   *
   * <p>What happens to the current contents of this keyring? are the new ones
   * merged with the current ones or do they simply replace them?</p>
   *
   * @param attributes The attributes that designate the source where the store
   * is to be loaded from. What happens
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException If the attributes are inappropriate.
   * @throws IOException If the keyring file cannot be read.
   * @throws SecurityException If the given password is incorrect, or if the
   * top-level authentication or decryption fails.
   */
  void load(Map attributes) throws IOException;

  /**
   * <p>Stores the contents of this keyring to persistent storage as specified
   * by the designated <code>attributes</code>.</p>
   *
   * @param attributes the attributes that define where the contents of this
   * keyring will be stored.
   * @throws IOException if an exception occurs during the process.
   */
  void store(Map attributes) throws IOException;

  /**
   * <p>Resets this keyring, clearing all sensitive data. This method always
   * suceeds.</p>
   */
  void reset();

  /**
   * <p>Returns the number of entries in this keyring.</p>
   *
   * @return The number of current entries in this keyring.
   */
  int size();

  /**
   * <p>Returns an {@link Enumeration} of all aliases (instances of
   * {@link String}) in this keyring.</p>
   *
   * @return The enumeration of {@link String}s each representing an
   * <i>alias</i> found in this keyring.
   */
  Enumeration aliases();

  /**
   * Tests whether or not this keyring contains the given alias.
   *
   * @param alias The alias to check.
   * @return true if this keyring contains the alias.
   */
  boolean containsAlias(String alias);

  /**
   * <p>Returns a {@link List} of entries (instances of {@link Entry}) for the
   * given <code>alias</code>, or <code>null</code> if there no such entry
   * exists.</p>
   *
   * @param alias The alias of the entry(ies) to return.
   * @return A list of all entries (instances of {@link Entry} that have the
   * given <code>alias</code>, or <code>null</code> if no one {@link Entry} can
   * be found with the designated <code>alias</code>.
   */
  List get(String alias);

  /**
   * <p>Adds a designated {@link Entry} to this keyring.</p>
   *
   * <p>What happens if there is already an entry with the same alias?</p>
   *
   * @param entry The entry to put in this keyring.
   */
  void add(Entry entry);

  /**
   * <p>Removes an entry with the designated <code>alias</code> from this
   * keyring. Does nothing if there was no such entry.</p>
   *
   * <p>What happens if there are more than one?</p>
   *
   * @param alias The alias of the entry to remove.
   */
  void remove(String alias);
}