SensitivePropertyProvider.java

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package org.apache.nifi.properties;

public interface SensitivePropertyProvider {

    /**
     * Returns the name of the underlying implementation.
     *
     * @return the name of this sensitive property provider
     */
    String getName();

    /**
     * Returns the key used to identify the provider implementation in {@code nifi.properties}.
     *
     * @return the key to persist in the sibling property
     */
    String getIdentifierKey();

    /**
     * Returns the "protected" form of this value. This is a form which can safely be persisted in the {@code nifi.properties} file without compromising the value.
     * An encryption-based provider would return a cipher text, while a remote-lookup provider could return a unique ID to retrieve the secured value.
     *
     * @param unprotectedValue the sensitive value
     * @return the value to persist in the {@code nifi.properties} file
     */
    String protect(String unprotectedValue) throws SensitivePropertyProtectionException;

    /**
     * Returns the "unprotected" form of this value. This is the raw sensitive value which is used by the application logic.
     * An encryption-based provider would decrypt a cipher text and return the plaintext, while a remote-lookup provider could retrieve the secured value.
     *
     * @param protectedValue the protected value read from the {@code nifi.properties} file
     * @return the raw value to be used by the application
     */
    String unprotect(String protectedValue) throws SensitivePropertyProtectionException;
}