1 /*
2 * The MIT License
3 *
4 * Original work sponsored and donated by National Board of e-Health (NSI), Denmark (http://www.nsi.dk)
5 *
6 * Copyright (C) 2011 National Board of e-Health (NSI), Denmark (http://www.nsi.dk)
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29 package dk.sosi.seal.pki.internal.store;
30
31 import dk.sosi.seal.pki.PKIException;
32
33 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
34
35 /**
36 * This is a generic source of certificates.
37 *
38 * @author ksr@lakeside.dk
39 * @author $LastChangedBy: ksr@lakeside.dk $
40 * @version $Revision: 8000 $
41 * @since 2.1
42 */
43 public interface CertificateStore {
44
45 /**
46 * Retrieve the certificate based on the supplied key.
47 *
48 * @param key The location of the certificate.
49 * @return The certificate.
50 */
51 public X509Certificate getCertificate(String key) throws PKIException;
52 }