src/java.xml.crypto/share/classes/com/sun/org/apache/xml/internal/security/encryption/CipherData.java

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

/**
 * {@code CipherData} provides encrypted data. It must either contain the
 * encrypted octet sequence as base64 encoded text of the
 * {@code CipherValue} element, or provide a reference to an external
 * location containing the encrypted octet sequence via the
 * {@code CipherReference} element.
 * <p>
 * The schema definition is as follows:
 * <pre>{@code
 * <element name='CipherData' type='xenc:CipherDataType'/>
 * <complexType name='CipherDataType'>
 *     <choice>
 *         <element name='CipherValue' type='base64Binary'/>
 *         <element ref='xenc:CipherReference'/>
 *     </choice>
 * </complexType>
 * }</pre>
 *
 * @author Axl Mattheus
 */
public interface CipherData {

    /** VALUE_TYPE ASN */
    int VALUE_TYPE = 0x00000001;

    /** REFERENCE_TYPE ASN */
    int REFERENCE_TYPE = 0x00000002;

    /**
     * Returns the type of encrypted data contained in the
     * {@code CipherData}.
     *
     * @return {@code VALUE_TYPE} if the encrypted data is contained as
     *   {@code CipherValue} or {@code REFERENCE_TYPE} if the
     *   encrypted data is contained as {@code CipherReference}.
     */
    int getDataType();

    /**
     * Returns the cipher value as a base64 encoded {@code byte} array.
     *
     * @return the {@code CipherData}'s value.
     */
    CipherValue getCipherValue();

    /**
     * Sets the {@code CipherData}'s value.
     *
     * @param value the value of the {@code CipherData}.
     * @throws XMLEncryptionException
     */
    void setCipherValue(CipherValue value) throws XMLEncryptionException;

    /**
     * Returns a reference to an external location containing the encrypted
     * octet sequence ({@code byte} array).
     *
     * @return the reference to an external location containing the encrypted
     * octet sequence.
     */
    CipherReference getCipherReference();

    /**
     * Sets the {@code CipherData}'s reference.
     *
     * @param reference an external location containing the encrypted octet sequence.
     * @throws XMLEncryptionException
     */
    void setCipherReference(CipherReference reference) throws XMLEncryptionException;
}