/*
* Part of the CCNx Java Library.
*
* Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Palo Alto Research Center, Inc.
*
* This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
* under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
* as published by the Free Software Foundation.
* This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details. You should have received
* a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library;
* if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
* Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
*/
package org.ccnx.ccn;
import org.ccnx.ccn.protocol.ContentObject;
/**
* A callback interface to allow low-level mechanisms to ask someone else to verify content
* on their behalf.
*/
public interface ContentVerifier {
/**
* Verify this content object, potentially in the context of other data held by the verifier.
* This may be a simple signature verification, which might take advantage of cached data,
* or a more complex trust calculation determining the acceptability of this content for
* a particular use.
* @param content the object whose signature we should verify.
* @return
*/
public boolean verify(ContentObject content);
}