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19
20 package org.apache.wss4j.common.crypto;
21
22
23 /**
24 * This interface describes a way to encrypt and decrypt passwords. It allows a way to store
25 * encrypted keystore passwords in Merlin Crypto properties file, that can be decrypted before
26 * loading the keystore, etc.
27 */
28 public interface PasswordEncryptor {
29
30 /**
31 * Encrypt the given password
32 * @param password the password to be encrypted
33 * @return the encrypted password
34 */
35 String encrypt(String password);
36
37 /**
38 * Decrypt the given encrypted password
39 * @param encryptedPassword the encrypted password to decrypt
40 * @return the decrypted password
41 */
42 String decrypt(String encryptedPassword);
43
44 }