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019    
020    
021    package org.apache.geronimo.crypto;
022    
023    import java.io.Serializable;
024    
025    /**
026     * Interface for objects to register with EncryptionManager.
027     *
028     * @version $Rev: 706640 $ $Date: 2008-10-21 14:44:05 +0000 (Tue, 21 Oct 2008) $
029     */
030    public interface Encryption {
031        /**
032         * encrypt the source according to some scheme and return the result as a String.
033         * @param source object to encrypt
034         * @return encrypted object representing the source.
035         */
036        String encrypt(Serializable source);
037    
038        /**
039         * decrypt the source according to some scheme and return the original object.
040         * @param source the string representing the encrypted object
041         * @return (a copy of) the original object.                                                    
042         */
043        Serializable decrypt(String source);
044    }