CipherVersion (org.refcodes:refcodes-forwardsecrecy 2.0.5 API)

All Superinterfaces:

Comparable<CipherVersion>, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor

All Known Implementing Classes:

CipherVersionImpl
```
public interface CipherVersion
extends org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor, Comparable<CipherVersion>
```
A CipherVersion represents a cipher (used for symmetric encryption respectively decryption) related to a cypher's version (UID). Implementation specific specializations might add attributes to determine whether a CipherVersion is outdated and must be replaced by a new CipherVersion or other attributes helpful for housekeeping and management of CipherVersion instances. The CipherVersion instances are (indirectly) bound to a namespace.

- Nested Class Summary
  - Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor
    org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdBuilder<B extends org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdBuilder<B>>, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdMutator, org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor.UniversalIdProperty
- Method Summary
  
  All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
  Modifier and Type Method Description
  
  String getCipher()
  Returns the cipher attribute.
  - Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Comparable
    compareTo
  - Methods inherited from interface org.refcodes.mixin.UniversalIdAccessor
    getUniversalId

- Method Detail
  - getCipher
```
String getCipher()
```
    Returns the cipher attribute.
    
    Returns:
    
    The actual cipher.