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/* PBEKey.java -- A key derived from a password.

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package javax.crypto.interfaces;

import javax.crypto.SecretKey;

/**

 * Interface to a password-derived key for password-based encryption

 * (PBE). Applications working with a {@link javax.crypto.SecretKey}

 * that is known to be a password-based key can safely cast such keys to

 * this interface.

 *

 * @author Casey Marshall (csm@gnu.org)

 * @since 1.4

 */

public interface PBEKey extends SecretKey

{

  /** Compatible with JDK1.4. */

  long serialVersionUID = -1430015993304333921L;

  /**

   * Retruns the iteration count, or 0 if not specified.

   *

   * @return The iteration count.

   */

  int getIterationCount();

  /**

   * Returns a copy of the password as a character array. It is the

   * caller's responsibility to zero-out the password when it is no

   * longer in use.

   *

   * <p>Although it is not specified in the documentation,

   * implementations should not copy or clone the password array, but

   * rather return the reference to the array itself, so the caller has

   * the ability to erase the password.

   *

   * @return The password.

   */

  char[] getPassword();

  /**

   * Returns a copy of the salt. It is the caller's responsibility to

   * zero-out the salt when it is no longer in use.

   *

   * <p>Although it is not specified in the documentation,

   * implementations should not copy or clone the salt array, but

   * rather return the reference to the array itself, so the caller has

   * the ability to erase the salt.

   *

   * @return The salt.

   */

  byte[] getSalt();

}