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| |
| package sun.security.timestamp; |
| |
| import java.io.IOException; |
| |
| /** |
| * A timestamping service which conforms to the Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) |
| * defined in: |
| * <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3161.txt">RFC 3161</a>. |
| * Individual timestampers may communicate with a Timestamping Authority (TSA) |
| * over different transport machanisms. TSP permits at least the following |
| * transports: HTTP, Internet mail, file-based and socket-based. |
| * |
| * @author Vincent Ryan |
| * @see HttpTimestamper |
| */ |
| public interface Timestamper { |
| |
| /* |
| * Connects to the TSA and requests a timestamp. |
| * |
| * @param tsQuery The timestamp query. |
| * @return The result of the timestamp query. |
| * @throws IOException The exception is thrown if a problem occurs while |
| * communicating with the TSA. |
| */ |
| public TSResponse generateTimestamp(TSRequest tsQuery) throws IOException; |
| } |