minwin-gcc-5-2/libjava/classpath/gnu/javax/crypto/key/IKeyAgreementParty.java

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package gnu.javax.crypto.key;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * The visible methods of an key agreement protocol participating party.
 */
public interface IKeyAgreementParty
{
  /**
   * Returns the canonical name of the key agreement protocol.
   *
   * @return the canonical name of the key agreement protocol.
   */
  String name();

  /**
   * Sets up the instance to operate with specific attributes.
   *
   * @param attributes a map of name-values used by concrete implementations.
   * @throws KeyAgreementException if an exception occurs during the setup.
   */
  void init(Map attributes) throws KeyAgreementException;

  /**
   * Processes an incoming message at one end, generating a message that will be
   * processed by the other party(ies).
   *
   * @param in the incoming message.
   * @return an outgoing message, or <code>null</code> if this is an
   *         intermediary step that does not cause any output.
   * @throws KeyAgreementException if an exception occurs during the processing
   *           of the incoming message, or during the generation of the outgoing
   *           message.
   */
  OutgoingMessage processMessage(IncomingMessage in)
      throws KeyAgreementException;

  /**
   * Returns <code>true</code> if the party in the key agreement protocol
   * exchange has completed its part of the exchange. If this is the case an
   * {@link IllegalStateException} is thrown for any method invocation except
   * <code>init()</code> or <code>reset()</code>.
   *
   * @return <code>true</code> if this party has completed its part of the key
   *         agreement protocol exchange; <code>false</code> otherwise.
   */
  boolean isComplete();

  /**
   * Returns the byte array containing the shared secret as generated by this
   * party.
   *
   * @return the generated shared secret.
   * @throws KeyAgreementException if the key agreement is not yet initialised,
   *           or is initialised but the exchange is still in progress.
   */
  byte[] getSharedSecret() throws KeyAgreementException;

  /** Resets this instance for re-use with another set of attributes. */
  void reset();
}