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18 * @file xmltooling/security/Credential.h
20 * Wraps keys and related functionality.
23 #if !defined(__xmltooling_cred_h__) && !defined(XMLTOOLING_NO_XMLSEC)
24 #define __xmltooling_cred_h__
26 #include <xmltooling/base.h>
27 #include <xsec/enc/XSECCryptoKey.hpp>
32 namespace xmlsignature {
33 class XMLTOOL_API KeyInfo;
36 namespace xmltooling {
38 class XMLTOOL_API CredentialCriteria;
39 class XMLTOOL_API CredentialContext;
42 * Wraps keys and related functionality.
44 * <p>Shared credential implementations should implement reference counting
45 * and honor any locking parameters to ensure appropriate synchronization.
47 class XMLTOOL_API Credential
49 MAKE_NONCOPYABLE(Credential);
54 virtual ~Credential() {}
57 * Bitmask constants for limiting resolution process inside a CredentialResolver.
65 * Returns an algorithm identifier for the Credential.
67 * @return the Credential algorithm, or NULL if indeterminate
69 virtual const char* getAlgorithm() const=0;
72 * Returns the size of the key.
74 * @return the key size, or 0 if indeterminate
76 virtual unsigned int getKeySize() const=0;
79 * Returns a secret or private key to use for signing or decryption operations.
81 * @return a secret or private key
83 virtual XSECCryptoKey* getPrivateKey() const=0;
86 * Returns a secret or public key to use for verification or encryption operations.
88 * @return a secret or public key
90 virtual XSECCryptoKey* getPublicKey() const=0;
93 * Returns names representing the Credential.
95 * <p>Names should be unique in the context of the comparisons against CredentialCriteria
96 * that deployments expect to see.
98 * @return a sorted set of names
100 virtual const std::set<std::string>& getKeyNames() const=0;
103 * Returns a ds:KeyInfo object representing the Credential for use in
104 * communicating with other entities.
106 * @param compact true iff the communication medium is such that only compact forms should be included
107 * @return a KeyInfo object, which must be freed by the caller
109 virtual xmlsignature::KeyInfo* getKeyInfo(bool compact=false) const=0;
112 * Get the credential context information, which provides additional information
113 * specific to the context in which the credential was resolved.
115 * @return resolution context of the credential
117 virtual const CredentialContext* getCredentalContext() const {
123 #endif /* __xmltooling_cred_h__ */