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.proc;
019
020
021/**
022 * Security context. Provides additional information necessary for processing
023 * a JOSE object.
024 *
025 * <p>Example context information:
026 *
027 * <ul>
028 *     <li>Identifier of the message producer (e.g. OpenID Connect issuer) to
029 *         retrieve its public key to verify the JWS signature.
030 *     <li>Indicator whether the message was received over a secure channel
031 *         (e.g. TLS/SSL) which is essential for processing unsecured (plain)
032 *         JOSE objects.
033 * </ul>
034 *
035 * @author Vladimir Dzhuvinov
036 * @version 2015-06-10
037 */
038public interface SecurityContext {
039
040
041}