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package com.sun.org.apache.xml.internal.security.encryption;

import java.util.Iterator;

/**

 * <code>EncryptionProperties</code> can hold additional information concerning

 * the generation of the <code>EncryptedData</code> or

 * <code>EncryptedKey</code>. This information is wraped int an

 * <code>EncryptionProperty</code> element. Examples of additional information

 * is e.g., a date/time stamp or the serial number of cryptographic hardware

 * used during encryption).

 * <p>

 * It is defined as follows:

 * <xmp>

 * <element name='EncryptionProperties' type='xenc:EncryptionPropertiesType'/>

 * <complexType name='EncryptionPropertiesType'>

 *     <sequence>

 *         <element ref='xenc:EncryptionProperty' maxOccurs='unbounded'/>

 *     </sequence>

 *     <attribute name='Id' type='ID' use='optional'/>

 * </complexType>

 * </xmp>

 *

 * @author Axl Mattheus

 */

public interface EncryptionProperties {

    /**

     * Returns the <code>EncryptionProperties</code>' id.

     *

     * @return the id.

     */

    String getId();

    /**

     * Sets the id.

     *

     * @param id the id.

     */

    void setId(String id);

    /**

     * Returns an <code>Iterator</code> over all the

     * <code>EncryptionPropterty</code> elements contained in this

     * <code>EncryptionProperties</code>.

     *

     * @return an <code>Iterator</code> over all the encryption properties.

     */

    Iterator<EncryptionProperty> getEncryptionProperties();

    /**

     * Adds an <code>EncryptionProperty</code>.

     *

     * @param property

     */

    void addEncryptionProperty(EncryptionProperty property);

    /**

     * Removes the specified <code>EncryptionProperty</code>.

     *

     * @param property

     */

    void removeEncryptionProperty(EncryptionProperty property);

}