ACDecodingStrategy.java

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package org.italiangrid.voms.request;

/**
 * Decodes an encoded VOMS attribute certificate
 * 
 * @author andreaceccanti
 *
 */
public interface ACDecodingStrategy {

  /**
   * Decodes an encoded VOMS attribute certificate
   * 
   * @param ac
   *          the encoded VOMS attribute certificate
   * @return a byte array containing the VOMS attribute certificate
   */
  public byte[] decode(String ac);

}