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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016 */
017
018package com.nimbusds.jose.proc;
019
020
021import java.security.Key;
022
023import com.nimbusds.jose.JOSEException;
024import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSHeader;
025import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSProvider;
026import com.nimbusds.jose.JWSVerifier;
027
028
029/**
030 * JSON Web Signature (JWS) verifier factory.
031 *
032 * @author Vladimir Dzhuvinov
033 * @version 2015-11-16
034 */
035public interface JWSVerifierFactory extends JWSProvider {
036
037
038        /**
039         * Creates a new JWS verifier for the specified header and key.
040         *
041         * @param header The JWS header. Not {@code null}.
042         * @param key    The key intended to verify the JWS message. Not
043         *               {@code null}.
044         *
045         * @return The JWS verifier.
046         *
047         * @throws JOSEException If the JWS algorithm is not supported or the
048         *                       key type or length doesn't match the expected
049         *                       for the JWS algorithm.
050         */
051        JWSVerifier createJWSVerifier(final JWSHeader header, final Key key)
052                throws JOSEException;
053}