001/*
002 * nimbus-jose-jwt
003 *
004 * Copyright 2012-2016, Connect2id Ltd.
005 *
006 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use
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011 *
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016 */
017
018package com.nimbusds.jose.jca;
019
020
021/**
022 * Interface for a Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) aware object, intended
023 * for setting a JCA {@link java.security.Provider provider} and
024 * {@link java.security.SecureRandom secure random generator}.
025 *
026 * @version 2015-06-30
027 */
028public interface JCAAware<T extends JCAContext> {
029
030
031        /**
032         * Returns the Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) context. May be
033         * used to set a specific JCA security provider or secure random
034         * generator.
035         *
036         * @return The JCA context. Not {@code null}.
037         */
038        T getJCAContext();
039}