Encryptor.java

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package org.identityconnectors.common.security;

/**
 * Responsible for encrypting/decrypting bytes. Implementations are intended to
 * be thread-safe.
 */
public interface Encryptor {

    /**
     * Decrypts the given byte array.
     *
     * @param bytes
     *            The encrypted bytes
     * @return The decrypted bytes
     */
    public byte[] decrypt(byte[] bytes);

    /**
     * Encrypts the given byte array.
     *
     * @param bytes
     *            The clear bytes
     * @return The ecnrypted bytes
     */
    public byte[] encrypt(byte[] bytes);
}