001/*
002 * nimbus-jose-jwt
003 *
004 * Copyright 2012-2016, Connect2id Ltd and contributors.
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.jwk;
019
020
021/**
022 * Password lookup interface.
023 */
024public interface PasswordLookup {
025        
026        
027        /**
028         * Looks up the password for the specified name, e.g. key alias.
029         *
030         * @param name The name. May be {@code null}.
031         *
032         * @return The password, empty array if no password.
033         */
034        char[] lookupPassword(final String name);
035}