package org.bouncycastle.operator;

import java.io.InputStream;

import org.bouncycastle.asn1.x509.AlgorithmIdentifier;

General interface for an operator that is able to produce an InputStream that will decrypt a stream of encrypted data.
/** * General interface for an operator that is able to produce * an InputStream that will decrypt a stream of encrypted data. */
public interface InputDecryptor {
Return the algorithm identifier describing the encryption algorithm and parameters this decryptor can process.
Returns:algorithm oid and parameters.
/** * Return the algorithm identifier describing the encryption * algorithm and parameters this decryptor can process. * * @return algorithm oid and parameters. */
AlgorithmIdentifier getAlgorithmIdentifier();
Wrap the passed in input stream encIn, returning an input stream that decrypts what it reads from encIn before returning it.
Params:
  • encIn – InputStream containing encrypted input.
Returns:an decrypting InputStream
/** * Wrap the passed in input stream encIn, returning an input stream * that decrypts what it reads from encIn before returning it. * * @param encIn InputStream containing encrypted input. * @return an decrypting InputStream */
InputStream getInputStream(InputStream encIn); }