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package org.teiid.core.crypto;
/**
* Interface defining a utility that can perform both encryption and decryption.
*/
public interface Cryptor {
/**
* Encrypt the cleartext in byte array format.
* @param cleartext The text to be encrypted, in byte form
* @param The encrypted ciphertext, in byte form
*/
byte[] encrypt( byte[] cleartext ) throws CryptoException;
Object sealObject(Object object) throws CryptoException;
/**
* Decrypt the ciphertext in byte array format to yield the original
* cleartext.
* @param ciphertext The text to be encrypted, in byte form
* @param The decrypted cleartext, in byte form
*/
byte[] decrypt( byte[] ciphertext ) throws CryptoException;
Object unsealObject(Object object) throws CryptoException;
}