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package sun.security.pkcs11.wrapper;


/**
 * interface CK_CREATEMUTEX.<p>
 *
 * @author Karl Scheibelhofer <Karl.Scheibelhofer@iaik.at>
 * @author Martin Schlaeffer <schlaeff@sbox.tugraz.at>
 */
public interface CK_CREATEMUTEX {

    /**
     * Method CK_CREATEMUTEX
     *
     * @param ppMutex
     * @return The mutex (lock) object.
     * @exception PKCS11Exception
     */
    public Object CK_CREATEMUTEX() throws PKCS11Exception;

}