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package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.io.crypto;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configurable;
import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
/**
* An CipherProvider contributes support for various cryptographic
* Ciphers.
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Public
public interface CipherProvider extends Configurable {
/**
* Return the provider's name
*/
public String getName();
/**
* Return the set of Ciphers supported by this provider
*/
public String[] getSupportedCiphers();
/**
* Get an Cipher
* @param name Cipher name, e.g. "AES"
* @return the appropriate Cipher
*/
public Cipher getCipher(String name);
}